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substitute

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of substitute

1 being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials

substitute wools that supposedly have the look and feel of cashmere

Synonyms of substitute

artificial, bogus, dummy, ersatz, factitious, fake, false, faux, imitation, imitative, man-made, mimic, mock, pretend, sham, simulated, synthetic

Words Related to substitute

cultured, manufactured, process

unauthentic

adulterated, designer, doctored, engineered, fudged, juggled, manipulated, tampered (with)

concocted, fabricated

counterfeit, deceptive, forged, fraudulent, misleading, phony (also phoney)

affected, brummagem, feigned, pinchbeck, pseudo, spurious

Near Antonyms of substitute

authentic, bona fide, legitimate, true

premium, quality, valuable

pure, unadulterated

Antonyms of substitute

genuine, natural, real

2 taking the place of one that came before

had to find substitute transportation during the bus strike

Synonyms of substitute

makeshift, new, substitutive

Words Related to substitute

alternate, alternative, pinch

different, other, separate

Near Antonyms of substitute

first, former

equal, identical, same

lasting, permanent

Antonyms of substitute

original

substitute

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of substitute

1 to give up (something) and take something else in return

can I substitute coleslaw for potato salad if I order the chicken plate?

Synonyms of substitute

change, commute, exchange, shift, swap, switch, trade

Words Related to substitute

interchange

displace, replace, supersede

cede, hand over, surrender, yield

reciprocate

2 to serve as a replacement usually for a time only

substituting for the talk show host while she is on vacation

Synonyms of substitute

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

Words Related to substitute

understudy

relieve, spell

double (as)

3 to take the place of

"John Doe," "Jane Doe," and "Baby Doe" substituted the real names of the parties involved to preserve their privacy

Synonyms of substitute

cut out, displace, displant, relieve, replace, supersede, supplant

Words Related to substitute

preempt, usurp

substitute

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of substitute

a person or thing that takes the place of another

you'll be getting a substitute until your regular teacher is feeling better

if you like, you can use nuts as a substitute for coconut in that recipe

Synonyms of substitute

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

Words Related to substitute

alternate, understudy

apology, makeshift, stopgap

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

assistant, reliever, second

successor, superseder

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