It's a word I'd like to find a substitute for.
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Substitute
//ˈsʌb.stɪ.tʃuːt//
Synonyms for "substitute" (192 found)
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Closest matches (39)
Strong matches (57)
dernier ressortdisplacedoubledouble fordub indummyequalequivalentersatzexcuseexecutive officerexpediencyexpedientexponentextrafakefalsefather figurefather imagefigurant
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Adjective(1 words)
Verb(3 words)
Noun(1 words)
Related words (96)
procuratorprovisionalproxyput up withrecourseredeemrefugerelayreliefrelievereplacereplacementrepresentrepresentativereservereservesresortresourcering inringer
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secondsecond in commandsecond stringsecond stringershamshiftshift withsignsimulatedsparesparesspear-carrierspuriousstand instand in forstand-instandbystopgapstringsubsubrogatesubstituentsubstitute forsubstitutionsuccedaneumsupesupersupernumerarysupersedersupplantsupplantersupplementalsupplementarysupplysupportsupporting actorsupporting castswapswitchsymbolsynecdochetake in exchangetemporarytentativethird stringtokentradeunderstudyutilityutility manutility playervicarvicar generalvicariousvicevice presidentvice-presidentvice-regentvicegerentwalk onwalk-onwalking gentleman
Noun(6 words)
Adjective(1 words)
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5 entriesderived
21 entriesShowing 16 of 21 words.
distinct from
1 entrieshas context
2 entriesis a
3 entriesmanner of
3 entriesrelated to
31 entriesShowing 16 of 31 words.
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5 entriesTranslations
184 translations across 47 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἀνθυπαλλάσσω verb (to use in place of something else)
Arabic
1 entries- اِسْتَبْدَلَ verb (to use in place of something else)
Azerbaijani
4 entries- əvəz noun (replacement or stand-in)
- əvəzçi noun (player who is available to replace another)
- dəyişdirmək verb (to use X in place of Y)
- dəyişmək verb (to use X in place of Y)
Basque
1 entries- orde noun (replacement or stand-in)
Bulgarian
4 entries- заме́стник noun (replacement or stand-in)
- замести́тел noun (replacement or stand-in)
- смя́на noun (player who is available to replace another)
- заме́ствам verb (to use in place of something else)
Catalan
4 entries- substitut noun (replacement or stand-in)
- canviar verb (sports: to remove from the field and bring on another player)
- substituir verb (to use in place of something else)
- substituir verb (sports: to remove from the field and bring on another player)
Cherokee
1 entries- ᎠᏓᏁᏟᏴᏍᏗᏍᎩ noun (replacement or stand-in)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 代替 verb (to use in place of something else)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 代替 verb (to use in place of something else)
- 替 verb (to use in place of something else)
- 替代 verb (to use in place of something else)
Czech
3 entries- náhrada noun (replacement or stand-in)
- náhradník noun (replacement or stand-in)
- nahradit verb (to use in place of something else)
Danish
4 entries- erstatning noun (replacement or stand-in)
- substitut noun (replacement or stand-in)
- surrogat noun (replacement or stand-in)
- udskifter noun (player who is available to replace another)
Dutch
4 entries- plaatsvervanger noun (replacement or stand-in)
- vervanger noun (replacement or stand-in)
- vervanging noun (replacement or stand-in)
- substitueren verb (to use in place of something else)
Esperanto
4 entries- anstataŭaĵo noun (replacement or stand-in)
- anstataŭulo noun (replacement or stand-in)
- anstataŭi verb (to serve as a replacement)
- anstataŭigi verb (to use in place of something else)
Finnish
4 entries- korvike noun (replacement or stand-in)
- sijainen noun (replacement or stand-in)
- vaihtopelaaja noun (player who is available to replace another)
- varaosa noun (replacement or stand-in)
French
4 entries- remplaçant noun (replacement or stand-in)
- substitut noun (replacement or stand-in)
- mettre en place de verb (to use in place of something else)
- remplacer verb (to use in place of something else)
Galician
2 entries- suplente noun (player who is available to replace another)
- substituír verb (to use in place of something else)
Georgian
2 entries- ჩამნაცვლებელი noun (replacement or stand-in)
- ჩანაცვლა noun (replacement or stand-in)
German
4 entries- Austauschspieler noun (player who is available to replace another)
- Auswechselspieler noun (player who is available to replace another)
- Ersatz noun (replacement or stand-in)
- Ersatzspieler noun (player who is available to replace another)
Greek
4 entries- αναπληρωματικός noun (player who is available to replace another)
- αναπληρωτής noun (replacement or stand-in)
- αντικαταστάτης noun (replacement or stand-in)
- υποκατάστατο noun (replacement or stand-in)
Hebrew
1 entries- הֵמִיר verb (to use in place of something else)
Hindi
1 entries- प्रत्याम्नाय noun (replacement or stand-in)
Hungarian
4 entries- csere noun (player who is available to replace another)
- cserejátékos noun (player who is available to replace another)
- helyettesítő noun (replacement or stand-in)
- pótlék noun (replacement or stand-in)
Ido
1 entries- substitucar verb (to use in place of something else)
Irish
3 entries- bean ionaid noun (player who is available to replace another)
- fear ionaid noun (player who is available to replace another)
- ionadaí noun (player who is available to replace another)
Italian
3 entries- rimpiazzo noun (replacement or stand-in)
- sostituto noun (replacement or stand-in)
- sostituire verb (to use in place of something else)
Japanese
4 entries- 予備 noun (player who is available to replace another)
- 代替 noun (replacement or stand-in)
- 控え noun (player who is available to replace another)
- 補欠 noun (player who is available to replace another)
Korean
1 entries- 대용하다 verb (to use in place of something else)
Latin
3 entries- vicāria noun (replacement or stand-in)
- vicārius noun (replacement or stand-in)
- substituō verb (to use in place of something else)
Latvian
2 entries- vietniece noun (replacement or stand-in)
- vietnieks noun (replacement or stand-in)
Macedonian
1 entries- замена noun (replacement or stand-in)
Māori
4 entries- kaitiriwā noun (replacement or stand-in)
- kakapinga noun (replacement or stand-in)
- whakakapi noun (replacement or stand-in)
- whakakapi noun (player who is available to replace another)
Norn
1 entries- tilvid noun (replacement or stand-in)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- عوض noun (replacement or stand-in)
- تعویض ایتمك verb (to use in place of something else)
Polish
4 entries- odpowiednik noun (replacement or stand-in)
- substytut noun (replacement or stand-in)
- zamiennik noun (replacement or stand-in)
- zastępnik noun (replacement or stand-in)
Portuguese
3 entries- substituto noun (replacement or stand-in)
- suplente noun (player who is available to replace another)
- substituir verb (to use in place of something else)
Romanian
4 entries- locțiitor noun (replacement or stand-in)
- substituent noun (replacement or stand-in)
- substituitor noun (replacement or stand-in)
- substitut noun (replacement or stand-in)
Russian
4 entries- заме́на noun (replacement or stand-in)
- заме́на noun (player who is available to replace another)
- замени́тель noun (replacement or stand-in)
- суррога́т noun (replacement or stand-in)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- nadomjestak noun (replacement or stand-in)
- supstitut noun (replacement or stand-in)
- zamjena noun (replacement or stand-in)
- замена noun (replacement or stand-in)
Slovene
1 entries- nadomestek noun (replacement or stand-in)
Spanish
4 entries- substituto noun (replacement or stand-in)
- suplente noun (player who is available to replace another)
- sustituto noun (replacement or stand-in)
- substituir verb (to use in place of something else)
Swedish
4 entries- avbytare noun (player who is available to replace another)
- substitut noun (replacement or stand-in)
- ersätta verb (to use in place of something else)
- substituera verb (to use in place of something else)
Tagalog
1 entries- halili noun (replacement or stand-in)
Telugu
1 entries- ప్రత్యామ్నాయం noun (replacement or stand-in)
Thai
1 entries- แทน verb (to replace X with Y — see also replace)
Turkish
2 entries- yedek noun (replacement or stand-in)
- yedek oyuncu noun (player who is available to replace another)
Ukrainian
2 entries- заміна noun (replacement or stand-in)
- заміня́ти verb (to use in place of something else)
Welsh
1 entries- amnewid verb (to use in place of something else)
Sample sentences
20 total sentences available.
It is impossible to substitute machines for people themselves.
Source: tatoeba (20474)
We substitute margarine for butter.
Source: tatoeba (23579)
You can use margarine as a substitute for butter.
Source: tatoeba (35207)
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