What is another word for substitute?
1176 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ sˈʌbstɪtjˌuːt], [ sˈʌbstɪtjˌuːt], [ s_ˈʌ_b_s_t_ɪ_t_j_ˌuː_t]Table of Contents
Similar words for substitute:- all (adjective)
- alternative (adjective)
- artificial (adjective)
- equivalent (adjective)
- ersatz (adjective)
- expedient (adjective)
- false (adjective)
- makeshift (adjective)
- mock (adjective)
- plastic (adjective)
- sham (adjective)
- short-range (adjective)
- short-term (adjective)
- spurious (adjective)
- stopgap (adjective)
- substitute (adjective)
- temporary (adjective)
- or (conjunction)
- agent (noun)
- alternative (noun)
- backup (noun)
- backup man (noun)
- choice (noun)
- cognition (noun)
- delegate (noun)
- deputise (noun)
- deputy (noun)
- detour (noun)
- equivalent (noun)
- excuse (noun)
- expediency/expedience (noun)
- expedient (noun)
- father figure (noun)
- guarantee (noun)
- imitation (noun)
- makeshift (noun)
- pinch hitter (noun)
- quid pro quo (noun)
- recourse (noun)
- relief (noun)
- reliever (noun)
- reserve (noun)
- resort (noun)
- resource (noun)
- resourcefulness (noun)
- second-string (noun)
- secondary (noun)
- second banana (noun)
- sidekick (noun)
- spokesperson (noun)
- step-in (noun)
- stopgap (noun)
- sub (noun)
- substitute (noun)
- utility player (noun)
- vicar (noun)
- alternate (verb)
- change (verb)
- cover (verb)
- deputize (verb)
- exchange (verb)
- interchange (verb)
- replace (verb)
- represent (verb)
- shift (verb)
- substitute (verb)
- supplant (verb)
- switch (verb)
- transpose (verb)
- other synonyms
- change
- cover
- interchange
- represent
- step-in
Synonyms for Substitute:
adj.
•all (adjective) •alternative (adjective) •artificial (adjective) •equivalent (adjective)- in distinguishable,
- in-distinguishable,
- of kind,
- copiest,
- inter changeable,
- more carbon,
- most correspondent,
- co-pier,
- inter-changeable,
- most carbon,
- most ditto,
- identical,
- more correspondent,
- co pier,
- more ditto.
- more bandaid,
- more make-do,
- most bandaid,
- quick and dirty,
- makedo,
- most make-do,
- most make do,
- more make do,
- more makedo,
- pro visional,
- more band-aid,
- temp,
- most makedo,
- more throwaway,
- most throwaway,
- most band-aid,
- most band aid,
- more band aid.
- more mimic,
- dummier,
- most put-on,
- most put on,
- most puton,
- more puton,
- mock,
- more put-on,
- puton,
- dummiest,
- most mimic,
- more put on,
- imitative.
- more plaster,
- mis-leading,
- un truer,
- most plaster,
- more pretend,
- un truest,
- pre tend,
- mis leading,
- un-truer,
- un-truest,
- most pretend,
- sham.
conj.
•or (conjunction)n.
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- blue,
- club,
- center,
- conference,
- back,
- center forward,
- boy,
- backfield,
- all-American,
- ballplayer.
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- buzzword,
- collocate,
- cognate,
- connective,
- antonym,
- derivation,
- catchword,
- argot,
- contraction,
- back-formation.
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- enter,
- land,
- break into.
- factotum,
- middleperson,
- attorney,
- principal,
- actor,
- functionary,
- servant,
- ambassador,
- factor,
- officer,
- operator,
- assignee,
- proctor,
- mediator,
- doer,
- salesperson,
- ombudsman,
- substitute,
- operative,
- intermediary,
- lawyer,
- handler,
- ten percenter,
- negotiator,
- instrument,
- envoy,
- broker,
- promoter,
- middleman,
- vehicle,
- mover,
- emissary,
- steward,
- go-between,
- impresario,
- worker,
- abettor,
- liaison,
- minister,
- advocate,
- agency,
- executor,
- mediary.
- auxiliary,
- spokeswoman,
- figurehead,
- attendant,
- helper,
- assistant,
- second,
- ghost,
- proxy,
- representative,
- surrogate,
- helpmate,
- token,
- nominee,
- lieutenant,
- acolyte,
- appointee,
- aide,
- mouthpiece,
- understudy,
- arm,
- double.
- byway,
- roundabout way,
- circumnavigations,
- Circumbendibus,
- bypath,
- temporary route,
- alternate route,
- circuitous route,
- runaround,
- Bypaths,
- by-way,
- byways,
- secondary highway,
- by-passes,
- By-pass,
- circumnavigation.
- cop outs,
- why wherefores,
- dis guises,
- co pouts,
- de-fenses,
- song dance,
- why and wherefores,
- why wherefore,
- pre texts,
- cover stories,
- dis-guise,
- dis-guises,
- pre-texts,
- co-pout,
- pre-text,
- de fenses,
- pre text,
- co-pouts,
- co pout,
- dis guise,
- copouts.
- trade off,
- tradeoff,
- tradeoffs,
- equal exchange,
- equal substitution,
- something in return,
- trade-off,
- like for like.
- sub.
v.
•alternate (verb)- intersperse,
- follow,
- vary,
- seesaw,
- oscillate,
- waver,
- vacillate,
- fluctuate,
- Shilly-shally,
- blow hot and cold,
- sway,
- alter.
- modify,
- adapt,
- warp,
- modulate,
- translate,
- make over,
- naturalize,
- remodel,
- adjust,
- recondition,
- mutate,
- reorganize,
- shape,
- redo,
- merge,
- reduce,
- renovate,
- veer,
- reform,
- tamper with,
- restyle,
- transmute,
- remake,
- transfigure,
- accommodate,
- diminish,
- regenerate,
- turn,
- resolve,
- revolutionize,
- make innovations,
- moderate,
- diverge,
- transform,
- metamorphose,
- temper,
- evolve,
- diversify.
- doubles for,
- counter-balancing,
- taking the rap for,
- standing in for,
- took the rap for,
- counter balanced,
- took rap for,
- counter balances,
- makes good,
- doubling for,
- stands in for,
- in sure,
- takes rap for,
- making up for,
- took over,
- makes up for,
- takes over,
- counter balance,
- in-sure,
- makes for,
- takes the rap for,
- taking rap for,
- doubled for,
- counter-balanced,
- counter balancing.
- ex changing,
- pays back,
- returned compliment,
- turning the tables,
- re verse,
- converting into,
- turning tables,
- converts into,
- contacting with,
- cashing in,
- dis-places,
- dis-place,
- dis placed,
- trans-acted,
- buying and sell,
- passed to,
- trans acts,
- contacted with,
- flip-flopped,
- cashed in,
- cashes in,
- returns the compliment,
- re-arranging,
- bought sell,
- ex-changes,
- convert in to,
- re versing,
- flip flopped,
- swapped horses,
- flip flopping,
- ex change,
- dis places,
- converted in to,
- ex-changed,
- re-versed,
- buy sell,
- re vise,
- re vised,
- returning the compliment,
- re-vising,
- dis-placed,
- re arranging,
- went over to,
- dis placing,
- ex-changing,
- re-vised,
- re-arranges,
- payed back,
- re-vise,
- re arranged,
- returns compliment,
- gave take,
- swapping horses,
- re arrange,
- give take,
- turned tables,
- links up,
- goes over to,
- re-verse,
- trans-acting,
- gave and take,
- swaps horses,
- dealt in,
- re-arranged,
- re arranges,
- trans acted,
- buying sell,
- horse trades,
- turns tables,
- trans-act,
- flipflopped,
- returning compliment,
- buys sell,
- turns the tables,
- flip flop,
- trans-acts,
- passing to,
- converts in to,
- converting in to,
- giving take,
- passes to,
- flipflopping,
- hooking up,
- hooks up,
- buys and sell,
- going over to,
- bought and sell,
- dis place,
- re-arrange,
- trans act,
- trans acting,
- ex changes,
- returned the compliment,
- horse traded,
- return compliment,
- gives take,
- re vising,
- ex-change,
- dis-placing,
- ex changed,
- contacts with,
- gives and take,
- turn tables,
- giving and take.
- inter changing,
- inter changed,
- inter-facing,
- inter-acts,
- inter-changed,
- inter acted,
- re-lated,
- inter acting,
- inter-act,
- inter face,
- inter-changes,
- inter faced,
- inter-face,
- inter-acting,
- re late,
- inter-acted,
- inter-changing,
- inter act,
- inter faces,
- inter facing,
- inter-faced,
- inter-faces,
- inter changes,
- inter change,
- inter acts.
- re establishing,
- stepping in to shoes of,
- pinches hit for,
- re instates,
- re constituted,
- re-funds,
- out-place,
- pinching hit for,
- re dresses,
- taking over from,
- stepped in to shoes of,
- re-covering,
- re placed,
- out place,
- re-coup,
- re-paying,
- re pays,
- re gaining,
- puts back,
- re instating,
- re-instating,
- fronting for,
- re-constituting,
- re-placing,
- re-couping,
- re-pays,
- re covered,
- ringing in,
- re deeming,
- re cover,
- re stored,
- re dress,
- re stores,
- re gain,
- re constituting,
- re-placed,
- re-gain,
- stand lieu of,
- stood in lieu of,
- re-covers,
- stands lieu of,
- stepping into shoes of,
- re covering,
- re-storing,
- re-gains,
- re-deem,
- out-placing,
- re-deems,
- stood lieu of,
- swaps places,
- re-pay,
- re constitutes,
- re-couped,
- outplaces,
- re funded,
- re-constitutes,
- re established,
- re gained,
- re funding,
- re instate,
- out placing,
- re-coups,
- re place,
- re-funding,
- re-gaining,
- sitting in,
- re-funded,
- rang in,
- re-dresses,
- re fund,
- re paid,
- re-fund,
- re couped,
- re instated,
- steps into shoes of,
- re-gained,
- re coup,
- putting back,
- re-constituted,
- fronts for,
- re-place,
- re-instate,
- re pay,
- re placing,
- re coups,
- re gains,
- pinched hit for,
- re couping,
- swapping places,
- out-placed,
- swapped places,
- step in to shoes of,
- out placed,
- standing in lieu of,
- re-stores,
- re-constitute,
- sate in,
- standing lieu of,
- re establish,
- re-stored,
- sits in,
- re-dressed,
- re store,
- re-paid,
- re establishes,
- outplaced,
- re dressing,
- re-instated,
- stands in lieu of,
- re-covered,
- re-instates,
- took over from,
- takes over from,
- out-places,
- re funds,
- re constitute,
- re storing,
- steps in to shoes of,
- re deemed,
- sub-bed,
- stepped into shoes of,
- re places,
- sub bed,
- outplacing,
- rings in,
- re-deeming,
- out places,
- ringed in,
- re deem,
- re-dressing,
- re-places,
- re paying,
- re-dress,
- fronted for.
- be tokens,
- be-tokened,
- sold for,
- spake for,
- pro duce,
- doing business for,
- serves as,
- be-token,
- wast agent for,
- am proxy for,
- appearing as,
- assumes the role of,
- assuming the role of,
- appears as,
- were agent for,
- re-produce,
- be tokened,
- being attorney for,
- art agent for,
- ex-press,
- am agent for,
- holding office,
- wast attorney for,
- act place of,
- wert agent for,
- pro-duces,
- appeared as,
- assumed the role of,
- was agent for,
- acts place of,
- wert attorney for,
- were attorney for,
- doest business for,
- does business for,
- is attorney for,
- corresponded to,
- re produces,
- assuming role of,
- assumes role of,
- are proxy for,
- be token,
- plays part,
- acts as broker,
- ex-pressing,
- playing the part,
- re presents,
- acts in place of,
- re presenting,
- acting in place of,
- is proxy for,
- ex pressed,
- acting as broker,
- selling for,
- speaks for,
- did business for,
- is agent for,
- pro duces,
- be tokening,
- assumed role of,
- playing part,
- corresponds to,
- wert proxy for,
- bought for,
- re producing,
- buys for,
- being proxy for,
- be-tokening,
- art proxy for,
- are agent for,
- assume role of,
- acts for,
- doeth business for,
- acts as,
- re-produces,
- being agent for,
- doth business for,
- re-presents,
- holds office,
- sells for,
- was proxy for,
- re presented,
- Re-present,
- were proxy for,
- re-produced,
- re present,
- played part,
- re produced,
- acting for,
- served as,
- are attorney for,
- re-presenting,
- acted place of,
- ex press,
- re-presented,
- dost business for,
- was attorney for,
- am attorney for,
- be-tokens,
- didst business for,
- acted as broker,
- wast proxy for,
- emblematizes,
- re-producing,
- plays the part,
- spoke for,
- art attorney for,
- buying for,
- ex pressing,
- acting place of,
- acted in place of,
- held office.
- bottoms out,
- changes gears,
- about faced,
- moved over,
- changed gears,
- re calibrated,
- turning the corner,
- turns the corner,
- re positions,
- re-locating,
- co oking,
- moves over,
- re moved,
- re positioned,
- about face,
- dialed back,
- re-moves,
- dis located,
- dialing back,
- re-positioning,
- re move,
- dis locate,
- re locate,
- re locating,
- recalibrates,
- co-oking,
- re moving,
- moves around,
- turned the corner,
- re-calibrated,
- dis locating,
- re calibrating,
- dis-located,
- moving over,
- re located,
- re-calibrating,
- turned corner,
- co-oked,
- re-locates,
- re calibrate,
- switching over,
- dials back,
- hem haw,
- dis locates,
- re-calibrates,
- dis-locating,
- turns corner,
- re positioning,
- re-position,
- re locates,
- re-located,
- co oked,
- switches over,
- re-calibrate,
- bottomed out,
- re-move,
- turning corner,
- re-locate,
- re-positions,
- re position,
- turns around,
- switched over,
- dialling back,
- re-moving,
- about facing,
- dialled back,
- changing gears,
- re-positioned,
- dis-locates,
- moving around,
- turn corner,
- re calibrates,
- dis-locate.
- imitate,
- do the work of,
- displace,
- subrogate,
- answer for,
- fill one's position,
- back up,
- take another's place,
- trade,
- cover for,
- serve in one's stead,
- stand for,
- go as,
- be in place of.
- over-thrown,
- un-seat,
- over-throws,
- casts out,
- over throwing,
- un-seated,
- under mined,
- un seated,
- took place of,
- swapping places with,
- un seat,
- taking place of,
- forced out,
- over-throwing,
- over throws,
- un seating,
- under-mining,
- over-throw,
- over throw,
- un-seating,
- takes the place of,
- under mining,
- swaps places with,
- took the place of,
- under-mined,
- over thrown,
- swapped places with,
- takes place of,
- taking the place of.
Other synonyms:
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- lieu,
- compensative,
- revolving door syndrome,
- objectification,
- prosopopeia,
- externalization,
- personalize,
- simulation,
- compensatory,
- quittance,
- option,
- usurp,
- personalization,
- relieve,
- externalize,
- renew,
- stead,
- hire on,
- requital,
- sit in for,
- start over,
- supersize,
- setoff,
- make up for,
- banneret,
- dramatics,
- rotate,
- carve out,
- Banderole,
- Oriflamme,
- walk into,
- leapfrog,
- emblematical,
- play-act,
- indemnification,
- act for,
- exteriorize,
- exteriorization.
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- example,
- remunerative,
- actress,
- indemnity,
- incarnate,
- fill,
- banner,
- restitution,
- instance,
- ascend,
- sample,
- flag,
- standby,
- move up,
- counterpoise,
- repayment,
- amends,
- objectify,
- pinchbeck,
- officiate,
- embodiment,
- personification,
- pennon,
- reimbursement,
- neutralize,
- pennant,
- streamer,
- specimen,
- emblem,
- emblematic,
- incarnation,
- commutation,
- typify,
- countervail.
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- epitomize,
- ensign,
- interim,
- compensation,
- assume,
- substantiation,
- copy,
- embody,
- illustrate,
- manifestation,
- portray,
- ad interim,
- impersonate,
- metaphor,
- exemplify,
- attribute,
- provisional,
- speaker,
- remuneration,
- type,
- offset,
- outweigh,
- materialization,
- reparation.
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- expedient,
- counterbalance,
- reverse,
- redeem,
- satisfaction,
- materialize,
- compensate,
- manifest,
- standard,
- enact,
- personify,
- illustration,
- acting.
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- speak,
- substantiate,
- start,
- perform,
- arrive.
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- transfer.
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- act.
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- body.
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- DO.
- Metamorphosed,
- tampering with,
- Evolved,
- Revolutionizing,
- re-formed,
- remakes,
- remaking,
- restyling,
- tampered with,
- transformed,
- restyled,
- Re-form,
- made over,
- tampers with.
- double for,
- making good,
- counter-balances,
- counter-balance,
- take over,
- take the rap for,
- making for,
- stand in for,
- made for,
- made up for,
- make good,
- made good,
- offsetting,
- take rap for,
- stood in for,
- make for,
- taking over.
- hold office,
- acted as,
- do business for,
- Emblematizing,
- act in place of,
- Emblematize,
- be agent for,
- Bodying,
- be proxy for,
- correspond to,
- sell for,
- factoring,
- serve as,
- appear as,
- serving as,
- stewarding,
- buy for,
- acted for,
- assume the role of,
- speak for,
- be attorney for,
- Emblematized,
- corresponding to,
- acting as,
- speaking for,
- played the part,
- act as broker,
- play part,
- bodied,
- act as,
- stewarded,
- play the part,
- Factored.
Paraphrases for Substitute:
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Equivalence
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Adjective
substitutes.
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Adjective
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Reverse Entailment
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Proper noun, singular
alternates.
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Proper noun, singular
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Independent
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Verb, past tense
used.
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Verb, past tense
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Other Related
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Adjective
replacement, change-out, surrogate, Substituted, alternative, alternatives, irreplaceable, substitutable, makeshift, back-up.
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Proper noun, singular
reliefs, substitution, subsitute, replacement, replacements, surrogate, Substituted, alternative, alternatives.
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Noun, singular or mass
substitution, replacement, compensation, surrogate, deputising, successor, alternative, alternatives, sub, locum, substitutable, back-up.
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Verb, base form
supersede, replacement, displace, compensate.
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Adjective
Antonyms for Substitute:
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adj.
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n.
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v.
Hypernym for Substitute:
n.
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cognition
succedaneum, successor, ersatz.
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cognition
Hyponym for Substitute:
n.
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cognition
equivalent.
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cognition