Definition for Stand in:

• 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"

Synonyms for Stand in:

• n.

  •actor (noun)
  • performer,
  • mime,
  • soubrette,
  • walk-on,
  • headliner,
  • ham,
  • artist,
  • entertainer,
  • straight person,
  • play-actor,
  • villain,
  • clown,
  • stand-in,
  • comedian,
  • bit player,
  • amateur,
  • thespian,
  • ventriloquist,
  • character,
  • pantomimist,
  • lead,
  • thesp,
  • extra,
  • trouper,
  • mimic,
  • star,
  • player,
  • impersonator,
  • idol,
  • hambone,
  • barnstormer,
  • stooge,
  • foil.
  •alternate (noun)
  • equivalent.
  •backup (noun)
  • backup.
  •backup man (noun)
  • backup man.
  •delegate (noun)
  • deputy,
  • spokesperson,
  • agent,
  • appointee,
  • regent,
  • factor,
  • member,
  • people's choice,
  • viceroy,
  • legate,
  • vicar,
  • consul,
  • minister,
  • ambassador,
  • plenipotentiary,
  • commissioner,
  • envoy,
  • catchpole,
  • senator,
  • emissary,
  • mouthpiece,
  • rep,
  • member of Congress,
  • nominee.
  •deputy (noun)
  • attendant,
  • acolyte,
  • spokeswoman,
  • servant,
  • lieutenant,
  • arm,
  • delegate,
  • aide,
  • dummy,
  • understudy,
  • auxiliary,
  • surrogate,
  • figurehead,
  • helpmate,
  • proxy,
  • assignee,
  • assistant,
  • representative,
  • helper,
  • double,
  • ghost,
  • spokesman,
  • token,
  • attorney,
  • second.
  •double (noun)
  • companion,
  • spitting image,
  • counterpart,
  • dead ringer,
  • ringer,
  • portrait,
  • duplicate,
  • match,
  • replica,
  • simulacrum,
  • image,
  • reciprocal,
  • mate,
  • coordinate,
  • twin,
  • picture,
  • copy,
  • lookalike,
  • clone,
  • angel.
  •relief (noun)
  • relief.
  •reliever (noun)
  • reliever.
  •stand-in (noun)
  • replacement,
  • fill-in.
  •substitute (noun)
  • imitation,
  • alternative,
  • counterfeit.

• v.

  •act as substitute (verb)
  • fill in.
  •displace, replace (verb)
  • supplant.
  •fill in (verb)
  • interject,
  • take the place of,
  • insinuate,
  • interpose,
  • represent,
  • deputize,
  • Substract,
  • replace,
  • stand in.
  •pinch-hit (verb)
  • stand for,
  • fill one's position,
  • be in place of,
  • do the work of,
  • spell,
  • commute,
  • relieve,
  • act for,
  • go as,
  • swap,
  • take another's place,
  • answer for,
  • fill in for,
  • cover for,
  • double for,
  • stand in for,
  • serve in one's stead,
  • switch.
  •possession (verb)
  • sub.
  •replace (verb)
  • patch,
  • oust,
  • compensate,
  • pinch hit for,
  • alter,
  • supersede,
  • reinstate,
  • take out,
  • reestablish,
  • reconstitute,
  • redress,
  • follow,
  • front for,
  • stand in lieu of,
  • reimburse,
  • give back,
  • ring,
  • sit in,
  • recoup,
  • put back,
  • outplace,
  • regain,
  • displace,
  • refund,
  • redeem,
  • supply,
  • step into shoes of,
  • swap places,
  • back up,
  • take over from,
  • take over,
  • shift,
  • restore,
  • retrieve,
  • restitute,
  • mend,
  • repay,
  • recover.
  •supplant (verb)
  • eject,
  • cut out,
  • force,
  • force out,
  • expel,
  • overthrow,
  • bounce,
  • usurp,
  • remove,
  • cast out,
  • crowd,
  • swap places with,
  • unseat,
  • undermine.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • successor,
  • walk into,
  • leapfrog,
  • ring in,
  • hire on,
  • actor,
  • start over,
  • carve out,
  • revolving door syndrome.
  •
  • pinch hitter,
  • pinch-hit,
  • standby,
  • ascend,
  • move up,
  • fill.
  •
  • assume,
  • metaphor.
  •
  • succeed.
  •
  • attach,
  • join.
  •
  • arrive,
  • start.
  •
  • climb.
  •
  • transfer.

Homophones for Stand in:

• standdown, sedimentation, stand-in, stunt man, stanton, sustentation, stunt woman, student union, set in motion, Stan The Man, stand-down.

Hyponym for Stand in:

• v.

  • possession
    interchange, change, exchange.