Synonyms for Understudy:

• n.

  •
  • body double,
  • actress,
  • heart-throb,
  • COSTAR,
  • leading lady,
  • ham,
  • character actor.
  •
  • ad lib,
  • star,
  • play.
  •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.
  •deputy (noun)
  • 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-in (noun)
  • fillin.
  •fill in (noun)
  • fill.
  •pinch hitter (noun)
  • designated hitters.
  •player (noun)
  • scene stealers.
  •second fiddle (noun)
  • second stringers,
  • back seats,
  • secondary roles,
  • low man totem pole,
  • second teams,
  • re-serves,
  • re serves.
  •stand-in (noun)
  • standin.
  •standby (noun)
  • temporaries,
  • temp,
  • replacement,
  • Temps,
  • stalwarts.
  •stunt man (noun)
  • stunt person,
  • stunt flier.
  •substitute (noun)
  • stand-in,
  • counterfeit,
  • alternative,
  • imitation,
  • fill-in.
  •walk-on part (noun)
  • walkon part,
  • walking parts,
  • walk on part.

• v.

  •cognition (verb)
  • understudy,
  • alternate.
  •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:

  •
  • double for,
  • portray,
  • overact.
  •
  • enact.
  •
  • act.
  •Other relevant words:
  • metonymy,
  • change places with,
  • reservation,
  • extend,
  • Substituent,
  • equal,
  • spell,
  • restraint,
  • deputize,
  • Figurante,
  • flip-flop,
  • equivalent,
  • reserves,
  • backup man,
  • utility man,
  • begin,
  • pounce,
  • utility player,
  • derail,
  • aide-de-camp,
  • personnel,
  • ersatz,
  • comparison,
  • spare,
  • mute,
  • grow,
  • exponent,
  • supplant,
  • pinch-hit,
  • Girl Friday,
  • ad-lib,
  • supplanter,
  • exchange,
  • locum tenens,
  • backer,
  • go,
  • devotee,
  • speak for,
  • supporter,
  • supply,
  • extra,
  • get,
  • phony,
  • number two,
  • analogy,
  • procurator,
  • stunt man,
  • subordinate,
  • alter ego,
  • fake,
  • appear for,
  • swap places with,
  • ringer,
  • reserve,
  • flip,
  • pupil,
  • standby,
  • Figurant,
  • modesty,
  • synecdoche,
  • relieve,
  • Paranymph,
  • vice,
  • makeshift,
  • wipe,
  • answer for,
  • replace,
  • stand-by,
  • decamp,
  • super,
  • issue,
  • stock,
  • provision,
  • jump,
  • SPARES,
  • metaphor,
  • galvanise,
  • substitution,
  • sign,
  • stand in for,
  • executive officer,
  • pleader,
  • purveyance,
  • switch,
  • musician,
  • supersede,
  • interchange,
  • choice,
  • hoard,
  • reticence,
  • ghostwriter,
  • back up,
  • ghostwrite,
  • substitute for,
  • commence,
  • symbol,
  • cover for,
  • develop,
  • apprentice,
  • commission,
  • spear carrier,
  • supporting actor,
  • champion,
  • vicar general,
  • participant,
  • sub,
  • act for,
  • subrogate,
  • front for,
  • changeling,
  • fill in for,
  • Supe,
  • advocate,
  • vice president,
  • change,
  • cover,
  • superseder,
  • vicegerent,
  • succedaneum,
  • understudies,
  • vice-regent,
  • displace,
  • copy,
  • crowd out,
  • Baseball designated hitter,
  • vicar,
  • successor,
  • supernumerary,
  • Man Friday,
  • depart,
  • take turns,
  • variant,
  • represent,
  • stunt woman,
  • gal Friday,
  • succeed,
  • locum,
  • support,
  • relief,
  • arise,
  • ascend,
  • climb,
  • stand,
  • secondary,
  • amicus curiae,
  • store.

Paraphrases for Understudy:

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    double.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    stuntman, liner, stunt, lining, decoy.

Hyponym for Understudy:

• n.

  • person
    thespian, player, actor, role player, Histrion.

• v.

  • cognition
    memorise, memorize, con, learn.