Antonyms for substitute
| Grammar : Adj, noun, verb |
| Spell : suhb-sti-toot, -tyoot |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsʌb stɪˌtut, -ˌtyut |
Definition of substitute
Origin :- early 15c. in transitive sense, 1888 as intransitive, from Latin substitutus, past participle of substituere (see substitution). Related: Substituted; substituting.
- adj alternative
- noun someone or something that takes the place of another
- verb interchange, exchange
- Think I would be any good as a substitute when it comes to field work?
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- Disaffection's failure to substitute misrule for bad government.
- Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
- Veal suet may be used as a substitute for that of beef; also veal-dripping.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
- You may substitute for the ham, cold smoked tongue, shred or grated.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
- If you do not like onions, substitute for them a larger quantity of spice.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
- You may substitute for the currants, raisins seeded, and cut in half.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
- Such is the substitute which he offers us for the Sermon on the Mount.
- Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VII (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
- But, strange to say, the substitute did not come forward at once.
- Extract from : « Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew » by Josephine Preston Peabody
- The District Nurse was at her side, and another was placed as substitute on her district.
- Extract from : « Gloria and Treeless Street » by Annie Hamilton Donnell
- Teachers will supplement them or substitute others at their pleasure.
- Extract from : « Classic Myths » by Mary Catherine Judd
Synonyms for substitute
- act for
- acting
- additional
- agent
- alternate
- another
- answer for
- artificial
- assistant
- auxiliary
- back up
- backup
- be in place of
- change
- changeling
- commute
- counterfeit
- cover for
- delegate
- deputize
- deputy
- dernier ressort
- displace
- do the work of
- double
- double for
- dummy
- equivalent
- ersatz
- expediency
- expedient
- experimental
- false
- fill in for
- fill one's position
- fill-in
- ghost
- ghost writer
- go as
- imitation
- locum
- locum tenens
- makeshift
- mock
- near
- other
- pinch-hitter
- procurator
- provisional
- proxy
- pseudo
- recourse
- refuge
- relay
- relief
- relieve
- replace
- replacement
- representative
- reserve
- resort
- resource
- second
- serve in one's stead
- sham
- simulated
- spell
- spurious
- stand for
- stand in for
- stand-in
- standby
- stopgap
- sub
- substitutive
- succedaneum
- successor
- supersede
- supplant
- supplanter
- supplemental
- supplementary
- supply
- supposititious
- surrogate
- swap
- swap places with
- switch
- symbol
- symbolic
- take another's place
- take over
- temp
- temporary
- temporary expedient
- tentative
- understudy
- vicar
- vicarial
- vicarious
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