substitute

Noun · Verb · Adjective
Synonyms: replacementreservesecond-stringerstand-inreliefrelieverbackupbackup manfill-inreplaceinterchangeexchange

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. a person or thing that takes or can take the place of anotherSynonyms: replacement
  2. an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replacedSynonyms: reservesecond-stringer
  3. 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”Synonyms: stand-inreliefrelieverbackupbackup manfill-in

Verb (3)

  1. 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”Synonyms: replaceinterchangeexchange
  2. 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”Synonyms: substand infill in
  3. act as a substitute“She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold”Synonyms: deputizedeputisestep in

Adjective (3)

  1. capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team“a utility infielder”Synonyms: utility(a)substitute(a)
  2. serving or used in place of another“an alternative plan”Synonyms: alternatealternative
  3. artificial and inferior“ersatz coffee”“substitute coffee”Synonyms: ersatz
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Substitute \Sub"stit"ute\, n. [L. substitutus, p. p. of substituere to put under, put in the place of; sub under + statuere to put, place: cf. F. substitut. See Statute.] One who, or that which, is substituted or put in the place of another; one who acts for another; that which stands in lieu of something else; specifically (Mil.), a person who enlists for military service in the place of a conscript or drafted man. [1913 Webster]

Hast thou not made me here thy substitute? --Milton. [1913 Webster]

Ladies [in Shakespeare's age] . . . wore masks as the sole substitute known to our ancestors for the modern parasol. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]

Substitute \Sub"stit"ute\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Substituted; p. pr. & vb. n. Substituting.] [See Substitute, n.] To put in the place of another person or thing; to exchange. [1913 Webster]

Some few verses are inserted or substituted in the room of others. --Congreve. [1913 Webster]

Free On-line Dictionary of Computing

Substitute SUB

<character> (SUB) ASCII character 26. [Why?]

(1996-06-28)

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