substitute
Noun
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is a type of: equivalent - a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etcsubtypes:
- ersatz - an artificial or inferior substitute or imitation
- successor - a thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone
- succedaneum - (medicine) something that can be used as a substitute (especially any medicine that may be taken in place of another)
same as: replacement -
subtypes:
- bench warmer - (sports) a substitute who seldom plays
- pinch hitter - (baseball) a substitute for the regular batter
belongs to: bench - the reserve players on a teamsame as: reserve, second-stringer -
is a type of: compeer, equal, match, peer - a person who is of equal standing with another in a groupsubtypes:
- locum, locum tenens - someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession
- double, stunt man, stunt woman - a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts
- alternate, replacement, surrogate - someone who takes the place of another person
Adjective
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similar to: secondary - being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediatesame as: utility
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similar to: secondary - being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediatesame as: alternate, alternative
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similar to: artificial, unreal - contrived by art rather than naturesame as: ersatz
Verb
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subtypes:
- shift - move and exchange for another
- reduce - simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another
- truncate - replace a corner by a plane
- retool - provide (a workshop or factory) with new tools
- subrogate - substitute one creditor for another, as in the case where an insurance company sues the person who caused an accident for the insured
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is a type of: replace, supersede, supervene upon, supplant - take the place or move into the position ofsubtypes: cover - help out by taking someone's place and temporarily assuming his responsibilities
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