substitute

Meanings

• a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
• an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced
• someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult);
• put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items;
• "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk"
• 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"
• act as a substitute;
• capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team;
• serving or used in place of another;
• artificial and inferior;
• "substitute coffee"

Synonyms

• replacement
• reserve
• second-stringer
• stand-in
• relief
• reliever
• backup
• backup man
• fill-in
• replace
• interchange
• exchange
• sub
• stand in
• fill in
• deputize
• deputise
• step in
• utility
• alternate
• alternative
• ersatz

Scrabble Score: 12

substitute is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

substitute is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

substitute is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

substitute is a valid Words With Friends word

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