substitute

Speech parts

1. substitute - Noun

2. substitute - Verb

3. substitute - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

One who, or that which, is substituted or put in the place of another; one who acts for another; that which stands in lieu of something else

a person who enlists for military service in the place of a conscript or drafted man.

To put in the place of another person or thing; to exchange.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

exchange alternative replace alternate interchange swap trade reserve deputy replacement utility imitation proxy sub dummy
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Antonyms

central natural real cost course primary
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Hypernyms

jock change athlete equal exchange equivalent

Hyponyms

cover reduce double shift replacement alternate

Phrases with the word

service as a software substitute substitute for butter substitute substitute batter iceberg lettuce substitute substitute use-case

Derivatives

substituted substituting

Examples

Neurosis is always a substitute for legitimate suffering. Carl Jung

Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute for experience. Paulo Coelho

Books are good enough in their own way, but they are a poor substitute for life. Robert Louis Stevenson

Pride is no substitute for a dinner. Ethiopian Proverb

There is no substitute for success. Klingon Proverb

There's no substitute for experience. Spanish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

substitutability substitutable substitutably substitute batter substitute benefit substitute for