UNDERSTUDIES Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

understudies 1 of 2

noun

plural of understudy

as in alternates

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as in comedians

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nonactors

understudies

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of understudy

as in substitutes

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Noun

Honorees who advanced to the Super Bowl were replaced by alternates (Trubisky was Jared Goff’s alternate in 2018-19) and the exhibition no longer was held in Aloha Stadium each year.

— Tim Graham, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026

Definition of alternates

Noun

His astute stand-up and withering, spot-on insights into race, relationships and celebrity have influenced countless comedians and writers.

— Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026
At a moment when historically reliable sources of employment for mid-career comedians—writing for sitcoms and late night, supporting roles in film comedies, commercials—all seem to be in crisis, the podcast business is comparatively lucrative.

— Dan Brooks, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of comedians

Verb

This approach substitutes information for sensation, and reduces both human and supra-human experiences to the level of data.

— Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
So Tuchel, who always substitutes his wingers after roughly an hour, decided to withdraw Gordon and bring on an extra defender, Ezri Konsa.

— Michael Cox, New York Times, 16 July 2026

Definition of substitutes

Noun

Bombas Return Policy Bombas’ Happiness Guarantee covers free returns, exchanges, and replacements—including free shipping.

— Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 13 Oct. 2026
When a code set changes underneath a policy, somebody has to map which of 10 replacements carries the standing the original had, and by default, that is nobody’s job.

— JP Montoya, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of replacements

Verb

Some leaders argue that AI could end up making those human skills more valuable, predicting a renaissance in soft skills as the technology takes over rote work.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
Baiz takes over for longtime ARC head coach Jon Osterhout, now the assistant athletic director and chief of staff of Sacramento State’s football program, his alma mater.

— JOE DAVIDSON, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of takes over

Noun

Human actors served as stand-ins for the historical characters — including his wife Bess, his mother, brother, friends and more — while the production team used AI to transform them into the figures.

— Corbin Bolies, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
That puts Meta and Instinct in a fast-moving race to turn AI assistants into something closer to digital stand-ins.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

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