Synonyms of surrogates

surrogates

noun

plural of surrogate

as in substitutes

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.

Related Words

• substitutes
• replacements
• proxies
• backups
• stand-ins
• delegates
• representatives
• reserves
• subs
• pinch hitters
• alternates
• attorneys
• standbys
• diplomats
• ambassadors
• agents
• deputies
• reliefs
• assistants
• assignees
• factors
• envoys
• designated hitters
• reps
• fill-ins
• emissaries
• commissaries
• understudies
• plenipotentiaries
• locum tenentes
• procurators
• legates
• diplomatists
• attachés
• foreign ministers
• consuls
• covers
• successors
• apologies
• nuncios
• makeshifts
• relievers
• ambassadresses
• stopgaps
• chargés d'affaires
• seconds
• superseders

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of surrogates

Equally vital, aging misers addicted to their vocations need palliatives and surrogates for the drug of importance. — Literary Hub, 18 June 2026

High-profile parents who used surrogates, such as Paris Hilton, Kim Kardashian, and Chrissy Teigen, helped make the practice increasingly visible. — Mark Ellwood, Air Mail, 6 June 2026

Bloomberg Businessweek reported Lindberg has at least 12 children, including six or more through a network of egg donors and surrogates that encompassed at least 25 women. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 May 2026

Campaign spending and surrogates Sharif Street, a state senator and former state party chair, finished second on Tuesday. — CBS News, 24 May 2026

Catena Labs has opened up invite-only access to its platform, which lets humans establish the guardrails for how their AI surrogates move money. — Ben Weiss, Fortune, 20 May 2026

There are many ways for things to go wrong, given the number of parties involved, from surrogates and intended parents to fertility clinics, attorneys, and escrow agencies. — Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 11 May 2026

The act ensures the legalization and regulation of surrogacy, streamlines the process of obtaining formal parental recognition and better protects parents, surrogates and children. — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026

That played out over the weekend through celebrity surrogates. — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 22 Apr. 2026