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 - backup man - fill in
  • an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced
    - second stringer
  • a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another

Verb

  • act as a substitute
    "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold"
    - 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"
    - 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"

Adjective

  • artificial and inferior
    "ersatz coffee"
    "substitute coffee"
  • serving or used in place of another
    "an alternative plan"
  • capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team
    "a utility infielder"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

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Unscramble substitute

142 unscramble word found using the letters substitute.
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