Definition of Substitute

Noun

• someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
  "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"
  "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins"
  - stand in relief reliever backup - backup man - fill in
• an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced
  reserve - second stringer
• a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
  replacement

Verb

• act as a substitute
  "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold"
  deputize deputise - step in
• 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"
  sub - stand in - fill in
• 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"
  replace interchange exchange

Adjective

• artificial and inferior
  "ersatz coffee"
  "substitute coffee"
  ersatz
• serving or used in place of another
  "an alternative plan"
  alternate alternative
• capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team
  "a utility infielder"
  utility

Word games points for the Substitute

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• Words With Friends® score of the substitute (15)

Unscramble substitute

142 unscramble word found using the letters substitute.

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