substitute - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another

Synonyms

• replacement
• substitute

More generic

• equivalent

More specific

• ersatz
• succedaneum
• successor

Noun

someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)

Synonyms

• backup
• backup man
• fill-in
• relief
• reliever
• stand-in
• substitute

More generic

• compeer
• equal
• match
• peer

More specific

• alternate
• double
• locum
• locum tenens
• replacement
• stunt man
• stunt woman
• surrogate

Noun

an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced

Synonyms

• reserve
• second-stringer
• substitute

More generic

• athlete
• jock

More specific

• bench warmer
• pinch hitter

Related

• bench

Verb

put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items

Synonyms

• exchange
• interchange
• replace
• substitute

More generic

• alter
• change
• modify

More specific

• reduce
• retool
• shift
• subrogate
• truncate

Verb

be a substitute

Synonyms

• fill in
• stand in
• sub
• substitute

More generic

• change
• exchange
• interchange

Verb

act as a substitute

Synonyms

• deputise
• deputize
• step in
• substitute

More generic

• replace
• supersede
• supervene upon
• supplant

More specific

• cover

Adjective

artificial and inferior

Synonyms

• ersatz
• substitute

Related

• artificial
• unreal

Adjective

serving or used in place of another

Synonyms

• alternate
• alternative
• substitute

Related

• secondary

Adjective

capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team

Synonyms

• substitute
• utility

Related

• secondary

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