UNDERSTUDY Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

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Definition of understudy

as in replacement

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as in double

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Noun

Austen Pleasants, left tackle Trent Williams’ understudy, got a shot at left guard until a knee injury in Thursday’s preseason win over the Chargers. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026 In it, O’Donnell played Betty Rizzo, while Mullally played Marty, and also served as O’Donnell’s understudy. — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026

Verb

O’Hara began her comedy career as a member of the legendary Second City in her native Toronto, understudying for eventual Saturday Night Live star Gilda Radner and helping to form the offshoot Second City Television (SCTV). — Emma Specter, Vogue, 30 Jan. 2026 In fact, metacognition is fundamental to human intelligence and, until recently, has been understudied in artificial intelligence systems. — Ricky J. Sethi, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for understudy

Recent Examples of Synonyms for understudy

Noun

Someone had to volunteer to cycle to the nearest village and cadge a replacement, fifteen kilometres each way, some of it on a narrow lane through tall hacks of dense grass.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Nathan is happy to blame Joe for the fact that guest Michelle fully broke her shoulder while tubing and will need replacement surgery once back home.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of replacement

Verb

Vinícius Júnior had a lackluster performance and was substituted in the 54th by Yan Diomande.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
The work demonstrates a way to combine a renewable waste material with nanoscale reinforcement rather than simply substituting one material for another.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of substitute

Noun

The latest rollout of Grand Theft Auto — best known as GTA — is a relaunch of the Vice City version of the game, with Vice City serving as the digital stand-in for real-life Miami.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
Socrates is drinking a cup of Froot Loops, a toxic stand-in for the hemlock the philosopher drank.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of stand-in

Noun

Back to basics on The Daily Show Not to wax nostalgic, but back in my day, The Daily Show was mostly a cavalcade of weirdos consenting to be filmed while comedians played right in their face.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
Before that, the comedian was campaigning to improve pilots’ mental health in the second season of The Rehearsal.

— Peter White, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of comedian

Verb

But newspaper people ought to stand in solidarity with our broadcast brethren/competitors in this incredibly small-minded and grudging clash between the White House and the Washington press corps.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
The remarks stand in stark contrast to Trump’s earlier posture toward Greenland, which had included months of combative rhetoric, tariff threats and a refusal to rule out military force to acquire the island.

— Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of stand in

Noun

But Reddington disagreed, and argued that the juror appears to have a personal issue that is hindering them from being able to deliberate fairly, and that the juror should be replaced with an alternate.

— Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026
Reddington variously asked the judge either to remove the holdout and replace him with an alternate or to order the jury to continue deliberating.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of alternate

Noun

The belvedere, the Terrace of Infinity, is crowned by a series of marble busts, and while the Amalfi Coast isn’t lacking in postcard-perfect viewpoints, this staggering spot rising nearly 1,200 feet above the Mediterranean is a scene-stealer.

— Lane Nieset, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2026
As Batiba, Slate’s borderline baby voice walks a nimble line between seductive and menacing, but Manny Jacinto is the real scene-stealer as a literal baby demon.

— Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of scene-stealer

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