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substitutes

noun , plural of substitute

Synonyms and Antonyms of substitutes

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 substitutes

backups, covers, designated hitters, fill-ins, locum tenentes, pinch hitters, reliefs, replacements, reserves, stand-ins, subs

Words Related to substitutes

alternates, understudies

apologies, makeshifts, stopgaps

agents, assignees, attorneys, commissaries, delegates, deputies, envoys, factors, procurators, proxies, reps, representatives, surrogates

assistants, relievers, seconds

successors, superseders

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