What is another word for understudy?
147 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ ˌʌndəstˈʌdɪ], [ ˌʌndəstˈʌdɪ], [ ˌʌ_n_d_ə_s_t_ˈʌ_d_ɪ]Table of Contents
Similar words for understudy:Definition for Understudy:
- un'd[. e]r-stud-i, v.t. and v.i. to study a dramatic part so as to be able to take the place of the actor playing it, if necessary.-- n. an actor who prepares a part in this way.
Synonyms for Understudy:
n.
•actor (noun)- play-actors,
- head-liners,
- head liner,
- play actors,
- playactors,
- co medians,
- under study,
- walk ons,
- straight persons,
- under-study,
- walk on,
- head liners,
- co-medians,
- co-median,
- walk-ons,
- walkons,
- under studies,
- hambones,
- walkon,
- head-liner,
- co median,
- soubrettes,
- under-studies,
- straight people,
- thesps.
- agent,
- dummy,
- delegate,
- spokesman,
- helper,
- substitute,
- double,
- arm,
- lieutenant,
- spokeswoman,
- assistant,
- attorney,
- nominee,
- second,
- envoy,
- representative,
- appointee,
- deputy,
- backup,
- auxiliary,
- assignee,
- emissary,
- ghost,
- figurehead,
- proxy,
- surrogate,
- mouthpiece,
- servant,
- aide,
- token,
- helpmate,
- acolyte.
- fill.
v.
•cognition (verb) •fill in (verb)- in sinuating,
- re-presenting,
- under studied,
- under studying,
- in-sinuates,
- in sinuate,
- re placed,
- re present,
- takes the place of,
- inter-posed,
- took place of,
- Re-present,
- took the place of,
- re places,
- inter posing,
- in sinuated,
- re-presents,
- takes place of,
- re place,
- re presenting,
- re-placing,
- in sinuates,
- taking place of,
- in-sinuating,
- in-sinuate,
- re-placed,
- under-studying,
- under-studied,
- taking the place of,
- re-place,
- re-presented,
- inter-pose,
- re presented,
- re presents,
- re placing,
- re-places,
- inter pose,
- inter-posing,
- inter posed.
Other synonyms:
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- double for,
- portray,
- overact.
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- enact.
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- act.
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Understudy Sentence Examples:
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The head of the Sweep's understudy, Dave, was not equal to a full - dress rehearsal.
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I mean that the artist may be his own understudy in the shape of a satirist, or even a playwright, and that then we laugh far less at the drawings themselves than at the satire or comic incident they represent.
