substitutive

sub·sti·tu·tive

adj \ˈsəb-stə-ˌtü-tiv, -ˌtyü-\

Definition of SUBSTITUTIVE

: serving or suitable as a substitute

— sub·sti·tu·tive·ly adverb

Examples of SUBSTITUTIVE

1. <his recent religious fanaticism is only the latest substitutive addiction of a person with an addictive personality>

First Known Use of SUBSTITUTIVE

1668

Related to SUBSTITUTIVE

Synonyms: makeshift, substitute, new

Antonyms: original

Related Words: alternate, alternative, pinch; different, other, separate; extra, spare; improvised, jury; another, second; utility; successive; equivalent

Near Antonyms: first, former; equal, identical, same; lasting, permanent

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Rhymes with SUBSTITUTIVE

absolutive, constitutive, persecutive