Substitute

verb
'səbstɪ,tut

Adjective

  • artificial and inferior

    substitute coffee

    Similar:Ersatz
  • serving or used in place of another

  • capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team

    Similar:Utility

Noun

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

    Similar:BackupFill-inReliefRelieverStand-in
    Type of:MatchPeerEqual
  • an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced

    Similar:ReserveSecond-stringer
    Type of:AthleteJock
  • a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another

    Similar:Replacement
    Type of:Equivalent

Verb

  • be a substitute

    The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague

    The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet

    Similar:Sub
    Type of:ChangeInterchangeExchange
  • put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items

    substitute regular milk for fat-free milk

    Type of:ModifyAlterChange
  • act as a substitute

    Similar:DeputiseDeputize
    Type of:SupersedeSupplantReplace

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