Thesaurus:substitute
English
Noun
Sense: a replacement for something that achieves a similar result
Synonyms
Hyponyms
- alternate [⇒ thesaurus]
- backup
- dummy
- makeshift
- reserve
- spare
- —
- bench-warmer
- body double
- deputy [⇒ thesaurus]
- double [⇒ thesaurus]
- ghost writer
- ghost band
- ghost singer
- ghost singer
- non-union Mexican equivalent (slang)
- stand-in
- stunt double
- stuntman
- stuntwoman
- understudy
- —
- margarine
- soy milk
- sweetener
- tofu
Various
See also
Further reading
- “147. substitution” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- “634. substitute” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- “substitute” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.