Antonyms for substitutes
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : suhb-sti-toot, -tyoot |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsʌb stɪˌtut, -ˌtyut |
Definition of substitutes
Origin :- early 15c. in transitive sense, 1888 as intransitive, from Latin substitutus, past participle of substituere (see substitution). Related: Substituted; substituting.
- noun someone or something that takes the place of another
- verb interchange, exchange
- I can only say, that the substitutes you propose are not suited to my condition.
- Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume V (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
- And so it would fare with me, as it does with them that are turned out of doors by their substitutes.
- Extract from : « The Praise of Folly » by Desiderius Erasmus
- Hundreds of thousands of substitutes will, therefore, be thrown out of work.
- Extract from : « Another Sheaf » by John Galsworthy
- Still, in all the substitutes there seemed to me a reminiscence of what they replaced.
- Extract from : « Masterpieces of Mystery » by Various
- It substitutes an aptitude for what ought to be pure acquirement.
- Extract from : « The Bramleighs Of Bishop's Folly » by Charles James Lever
- But, in other sections, many will find it necessary to use straw and other substitutes.
- Extract from : « Cattle and Their Diseases » by Robert Jennings
- Then came Helvétius and Holbach, not merely with criticism, but with substitutes.
- Extract from : « Diderot and the Encyclopdists » by John Morley
- Don't you worry, for I'll have eleven men and three or four substitutes.
- Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Pursuit » by Burt L. Standish
- These relations are substitutes for social feelings that do not exist.
- Extract from : « The Psychology of Nations » by G.E. Partridge
- But the above assumption is dispensed with by Lynn who substitutes one of his own.
- Extract from : « The Story of Eclipses » by George Chambers
Synonyms for substitutes
- act for
- agent
- alternate
- answer for
- assistant
- auxiliary
- back up
- backup
- be in place of
- change
- changeling
- commute
- cover for
- delegate
- deputize
- deputy
- dernier ressort
- displace
- do the work of
- double
- double for
- dummy
- equivalent
- expediency
- expedient
- fill in for
- fill one's position
- fill-in
- ghost
- ghost writer
- go as
- locum
- locum tenens
- makeshift
- pinch-hitter
- procurator
- proxy
- recourse
- refuge
- relay
- relief
- relieve
- replace
- replacement
- representative
- reserve
- resort
- resource
- serve in one's stead
- spell
- stand for
- stand in for
- stand-in
- standby
- stopgap
- sub
- succedaneum
- successor
- supersede
- supplant
- supplanter
- supply
- surrogate
- swap
- swap places with
- switch
- symbol
- take another's place
- take over
- temp
- temporary
- temporary expedient
- understudy
- vicar
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