substitute

Meaning of substitute

noun
  1. A replacement or stand-in for something that achieves a similar result or purpose.
  2. A player who is available to replace another if the need arises, and who may or may not actually do so.
  3. One who enlists for military service in the place of a conscript.
verb
  1. To use in place of something else, with the same function.
    I had no shallots so I substituted onion.
  2. (in the phrase "substitute X for Y") To use X in place of Y.
    I had to substitute new parts for the old ones.
  3. (in the phrase "substitute X with/by Y") To use Y in place of X; to replace X with Y.
    I had to substitute old parts with the new ones.
  4. To remove (a player) from the field of play and bring on another in his place.
    He was playing poorly and was substituted after twenty minutes
  5. To serve as a replacement (for someone or something).

noun

A good that a consumer perceives as similar to another good, which decreases the demand for that other good

Information about substitute

  • The plural form of substitute is: substitutes.
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Hyphenation of substitute

sub-sti-tute

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
  • substitute is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

substitute synonyms

Meaning utility:

utility

Meaning ersatz:

ersatz

Meaning replacement:

replacement

Meaning reserve:

reserve

Meaning stand-in:

relief, reliever, backup

Meaning replace:

replace

Meaning sub:

sub

Meaning deputize:

deputize

Meaning :

surrogate, exchange, swap

Translation of substitute

Words that rhyme with substitute

tute, counterstatute, statute, constitute, destitute, institute, preconstitute, predestitute, presubstitute, prostitute, reconstitute, reinstitute, restitute, resubstitute, superinstitute, undestitute, unprostitute, astute, battute

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