Related Words for substitute

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WordSyllablesCategories
replacement
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Noun, Noun
replace
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Noun, Verb
backup
/x
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
reserve
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Verb, Noun, Verb
secondary
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Verb, Adjective, Noun
relief
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Noun, Noun, Adjective
imitation
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
ersatz
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Noun, Adjective, Noun
utility
x/xx
Noun, Noun, Adjective
sub
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Adjective, Noun, Verb
artificial
xx/x
Verb, Adjective
unreal
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Adjective, Adjective
fill in
/x
Phrase, Adjective, Verb
stand in
/x
Phrase, Verb, Noun
step in
/x
Phrase, Verb
substitution
xx/x
Noun
supplant
x/
Verb
complement
/xx
Noun
supplementary
xx/xx
Noun
omit
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Verb
alternative
x/xx
Noun
supplement
/xx
Noun
alternate
/xx
Adjective
form
/
Noun
surrogate
/xx
Noun
augment
x/
Verb
suitable
/xx
Adjective
used
/
Verb
equivalent
x/xx
Noun
substitutable
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Adjective
complementary
xx/x
Adjective
obtain
x/
Verb
accompaniment
x/xx
Noun
merely
/x
Adverb
combination
xx/x
Noun
supersede
xx/
Verb
reconstitute
x/xx
Verb
procure
x/
Verb
remedy
/xx
Noun
match
/
Noun
supplemental
xx/x
Noun
forgo
x/
Verb
adjunct
/x
Noun
understudy
/xxx
Noun
furnish
/x
Verb
simply
/x
Adverb
designate
/xx
Verb
reference
/xx
Noun
instead
x/
Adverb
modify
/xx
Verb
absent
/x
Adjective
supply
x/
Noun
synonym
/xx
Noun
produce
x/
Verb
choice
/
Noun
excuse
x/
Noun
mimic
/x
Noun
addition
x/x
Noun
distinguish
x/x
Verb
needing
/x
Verb
resorting
x/x
Verb
duplicate
/xx
Adjective
masquerading
xx/x
Verb
provide
x/
Verb
comparable
/xxx
Adjective
render
/x
Verb
utilize
/xx
Verb
employ
x/
Verb
usurp
x/
Verb
option
/x
Noun
unavailability
xxxx/xx
Noun
remove
x/
Verb
resembling
x/xx
Verb
incorporate
x/xx
Verb
relying
x/x
Verb
unavailable
xx/xx
Adjective
regular
/xx
Adjective
either
/x
Adverb
convert
/x
Noun
crutch
/
Noun
reject
x/
Verb
devoid
x/
Noun
eliminate
x/xx
Verb
blend
/
Noun
swapped
/
Verb
perfect
x/
Adjective
exclude
x/
Verb
advocate
/xx
Noun
displace
x/
Verb
lieu
/
Noun
revert
x/
Verb
analogous
x/xx
Adjective
purely
/x
Adverb
modification
xxx/x
Noun
basis
/x
Noun
imitate
/xx
Verb
switch
/
Noun
serve
/
Verb
dispense
x/
Verb
direct
x/
Adjective
result
x/
Noun
preclude
x/
Verb
pinch
/
Noun
alter
/x
Verb
eschew
x/
Verb
cover
/x
Noun
double
/x
Adjective
succeed
x/
Verb
subordinate
x/xx
Adjective
upgrade
x/
Noun
interpose
xx/
Verb
proxy
/x
Noun
counterpart
/xx
Noun
put to good use
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Phrase, Verb
insert
x/
Noun
equal
/x
Adjective
relegate
/xx
Verb
put in
/x
Phrase, Verb
translate
x/
Verb
interpolate
x/xx
Verb
correspond
xx/
Verb
place
/
Noun
change
/
Noun
copy
/x
Noun
submit
x/
Verb
interchange
xx/
Noun
assimilate
x/xx
Verb
paraphrase
/xx
Noun
equate
x/
Verb
equivalence
x/xx
Noun
conform
x/
Verb
accompany
x/xx
Verb
compensate
/xx
Verb
impute
x/
Verb
subsidize
/xx
Verb
represent
xx/
Verb
abbreviate
x/xx
Verb
clone
/
Noun
apply
x/
Verb
answer
/x
Noun
function
/x
Noun
auditions
x/x
Noun
passable
/xx
Adjective
penis
/x
Adjective
quinine
/x
Noun
dural
/x
Adjective
euphemistic
xx/x
Adjective
cheaper
/x
Adjective
acceptable
x/xx
Adjective
satisfactory
xx/x
Adjective
serviceable
/xxx
Adjective
unsatisfying
x/xxx
Adjective
palatable
/xxx
Adjective
masturbation
xx/x
Noun
tolerable
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Adjective
inexpensive
xx/x
Adjective
abusive
x/x
Adjective
accommodations
xxx/x
Noun
acting
/x
Noun, Adjective
alibi
/xx
Noun, Verb
alternation
/xxx
Noun
amend
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Verb, Noun
antidote
/xx
Noun, Verb
appropriate
x/xx
Adjective, Verb
augmentative
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
backfill
/x
Noun, Verb
compensation
xx/x
Noun
consolation
xx/x
Noun
contraceptive
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
corrective
x/x
Adjective, Noun
deputy
/xx
Noun, Verb
equip
x/
Verb
expedient
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
foster
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
identical
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
innocuous
x/xx
Adjective
interchangeable
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun
irreplaceable
xx/xx
Adjective
locum
/x
Noun
locum tenens
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
makeshift
/x
Adjective, Noun
means
/
Noun
nonconventional
xx/xx
Adjective
nontraditional
xx/xx
Adjective
nurturing
/xx
Adjective, Verb, Noun
opportunity
xx/xx
Noun
other
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
outlet
/x
Noun
overprotective
xxx/x
Adjective
override
/xx
Verb, Noun
overwrite
xx/
Verb, Noun
pretext
/x
Noun, Verb
preventive
x/x
Noun, Adjective
reduce
x/
Verb
reimbursement
xx/x
Noun
remuneration
xxx/x
Noun
replenishment
x/xx
Noun
scapegoat
/x
Noun, Verb
shadow
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
shelter
/x
Noun, Verb
shift
/
Noun, Verb
spare
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
substituent
//xx
Noun
successor
x/x
Noun
temp
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective
truncate
/x
Verb, Adjective
turnover
/xx
Noun, Adjective
variant
/xx
Noun, Adjective
wildcard
/x
Noun, Verb
tell
/
Verb, Noun
save
/
Verb, Noun
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
breakeven
/xx
Verb, Noun, Adjective
get
/
Verb, Noun
backwater
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Noun, Verb
stovepipe
/x
Noun, Verb
headlines
/x
Noun
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
stonewall
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
die
/
Verb, Noun
fall
/
Verb, Noun
no
/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
sorta
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Adverb