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stand-in

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of stand-in

a person or thing that takes the place of another

hired him at the last minute as a stand-in for the person who quit

Synonyms of stand-in

backup, cover, designated hitter, fill-in, locum tenens, pinch hitter, relief, replacement, reserve, sub, substitute

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alternate, understudy

apology, makeshift, stopgap

agent, assignee, attorney, commissary, delegate, deputy, envoy, factor, procurator, proxy, rep, representative, surrogate

assistant, reliever, second

successor, superseder

stand in

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of stand in

to serve as a replacement usually for a time only

she will be standing in for the regular teacher for a week

Synonyms of stand in

cover, fill in, pinch-hit, step in, sub, substitute, take over

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