1. (noun)
substitute, replacement
a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
2. (noun)
substitute, reserve, second-stringer
an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced
3. (noun)
stand-in, substitute, relief, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-in
someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
"the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins"
4. (adj)
utility(a), substitute(a)
capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team
"a utility infielder"
5. (adj)
alternate, alternative, substitute
serving or used in place of another
"an alternative plan"
6. (adj)
ersatz, substitute
artificial and inferior
"ersatz coffee"; "substitute coffee"
7. (verb)
substitute, replace, interchange, exchange
put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
"the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"; "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk"; "synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning"
8. (verb)
substitute, sub, stand in, fill in
be a substitute
"The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"; "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet"
9. (verb)
substitute, deputize, deputise, step in
act as a substitute
"She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold"
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Definition of 'substitute'
