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Sub

//sʌb//

Synonyms for "sub" (136 found)

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Informal (22)

Adj, adv, name, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

Adj, name, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

Adj, noun, verb, slang(5 words)

ghost equal phony proxy submarine

Adv, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, noun, slang(3 words)

ordinary relief changeling

Name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, verb, slang(1 words)

Noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, adv, noun, prep, slang(1 words)

Name, noun, slang(1 words)

Noun, slang(3 words)

pinch hitter U-boat pigboat

Adj, slang(1 words)

General use (114)

Noun, verb(12 words)

sign copy change exchange symbol lour substitute metaphor understudy reserves supersede spell off

Adj, name, noun, verb(3 words)

common minor junior

Adj, noun, verb(9 words)

token subject fake counterfeit alternate equivalent subordinate backup surrogate

Adj, adv, name, noun, verb(1 words)

Adj, noun(16 words)

secondary representative inferior collateral vulgar makeshift dependent alternative ersatz servile subaltern second string underprivileged third string tributary submersible

Name, noun(1 words)

Noun(36 words)

torpedo wedge hero imitation grinder bomber submarine procedure comparison analogy substitution replacement vicar personnel vice president pigboat fill-in vice-president locum tenens ghostwriter

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stand-in metonymy synecdoche succedaneum substituent utility player supplanter superseder hoagy hoagie poor boy submarine sandwich zep Cuban sandwich hero sandwich Italian sandwich

Verb(14 words)

represent relieve succeed substitute fill in displace stand in replace supplant ghostwrite stand in for subrogate crowd out pinch-hit

Adjective(2 words)

modest subservient

Adj, adv, conj, det, noun, prep, verb(1 words)

Adj, adv(1 words)

Adj, name, noun(1 words)

Adj, verb(2 words)

disadvantaged demeaning

Name, noun, verb(1 words)

vice-regent act for next best thing substitute for fill in for in the shade second rank third rank double for understudy for change places with swap places with U-boot Unterseeboot

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