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Type Words
Synonyms deputise, deputize, step in
Type of supersede, supervene upon, supplant, replace
Has types cover
Derivation substituting
Type Words
Synonyms alternate, alternative
Type Words
Synonyms fill in, stand in, sub
Type of change, interchange, exchange
Derivation substituting, substitution


The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague.
The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet.
Type Words
Synonyms exchange, interchange, replace
Type of modify, alter, change
Has types subrogate, truncate, retool, shift, reduce
Derivation substitution


substitute regular milk for fat-free milk.
Type Words
Synonyms utility
Type Words
Synonyms backup, backup man, fill-in, relief, reliever, stand-in
Type of match, peer, equal, compeer
Has types surrogate, double, locum, locum tenens, replacement, stunt man, stunt woman, alternate
Type Words
Synonyms reserve, second-stringer
Type of athlete, jock
Has types pinch hitter, bench warmer
Type Words
Synonyms ersatz


substitute coffee.
Type Words
Synonyms replacement
Type of equivalent
Has types ersatz, successor, succedaneum

Examples of substitute

substitute
He worked only briefly during that time, as a substitute teacher in spring 2006.
From the usatoday.com
If you can't find slab bacon, substitute an equal amount of lean Canadian bacon.
From the ocregister.com
Lenders were all too happy to use it as a substitute for laborious underwriting.
From the businessweek.com
There's no substitute for starting with strong, healthy hair, says Mr. McKnight.
From the online.wsj.com
Poole had a man sent off after the break, and substitute Jake Reid made it five.
From the thisishampshire.net
Buses can't turn around anywhere, so it was difficult finding a substitute stop.
From the stltoday.com
You can substitute halibut or hamachi, or even cooked Dungeness crab works, too.
From the sfgate.com
Duping consumers into paying top dollar for a low-cost substitute fish is fraud.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Try liquorice tea, a great source of natural energy and a substitute for coffee.
From the telegraph.co.uk
More examples
  • A person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
  • Put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items; "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"; "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk"; "synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning"
  • Utility(a): capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team; "a utility infielder"
  • 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"
  • Alternate: serving or used in place of another; "an alternative plan"
  • An athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced
  • In association football, a substitute is a player who is brought on to the pitch during a match in exchange for an existing player. ...
  • The following is an episode list for the MTV animated television series Beavis and Butt-head. The series has its roots in 1992 when Mike Judge created two animated shorts - "Frog Baseball" and "Peace, Love & Understanding" - which were later aired on Liquid Television.
  • A substitute character is a control character that is used in the place of a character that is recognized to be invalid or in error or that cannot be represented on a given device.