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surrogate

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Synonyms of surrogate

a person or thing that fulfills the role of someone or something else

The children's aunt acted as a surrogate for their late mother.

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for surrogate

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

standby

alternate,
understudy

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

ambassador

ambassadress,
diplomat,
diplomatist,
emissary,
foreign minister,
legate,
plenipotentiary

attaché,
chargé d'affaires,
consul,
nuncio

apology,
makeshift,
stopgap

assistant,
reliever,
second

successor,
superseder

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“Surrogate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surrogate. Accessed 23 Oct. 2021.

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The first known use of surrogate was in 1533

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