Substitute
nnoun.cognitiona person or thing that takes or can take the place of anotherSynset:replacement
Derivationally Related Form:substitutereplace
Hypernyms:equivalent
Inherited Hypernyms:substituteequivalentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:ersatzsuccedaneumsuccessor
Full Hyponyms:ersatzsuccedaneumsuccessor
nnoun.personan athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replacedSynset:reserve second-stringer
Derivationally Related Form:substitute
Member Holonyms:bench
Hypernyms:athlete jock
Inherited Hypernyms:substituteathletecontestantpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:substituteathletecontestantpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:bench warmerpinch hitter
Full Hyponyms:bench warmerpinch hitter
nnoun.personsomeone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)Synset:backup backup man fill-in relief reliever stand-in
Examples:- the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes
- we need extra employees for summer fill-ins
Derivationally Related Form:fill inrelievestand insubstitute
Hypernyms:compeer equal match peer
Inherited Hypernyms:stand-inpeerpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:stand-inpeerpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:alternatedoublelocumlocum tenensreplacementstunt manstunt womansurrogate
Full Hyponyms:doublelocum tenenssurrogate
vverb.possessionput in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent itemsSynset:exchange interchange replace
Examples:- the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt
- substitute regular milk for fat-free milk
- synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning
Derivationally Related Form:substitutereplacementsubstitution
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:substitutechange
Direct Hyponyms:reduceretoolshiftsubrogatetruncate
Full Troponyms:reduceretoolshiftsubrogatetruncate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s something PP | Somebody ---s something with something
vverb.possessionbe a substituteSynset:fill in stand in sub
Examples:- The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague
- The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet
Derivationally Related Form:fill-insubbingsubstitutestand-insubstitutingsubstitution
Hypernyms:change exchange interchange
Inherited Hypernyms:substituteexchangetransfer
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.socialact as a substituteSynset:deputise deputize step in
Examples:- She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold
Derivationally Related Form:substitutedeputysubstituting
Hypernyms:replace supersede supervene upon supplant
Inherited Hypernyms:substitutesupplantsucceed
Direct Hyponyms:cover
Full Troponyms:cover
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody
adj satadj.allcapable of substituting in any of several positions on a teamSynset:utility
Antonyms:primary
Derivationally Related Form:substitute
Inherited Hypernyms:utility
Similar to:secondary
adj satadj.allserving or used in place of anotherSynset:alternate alternative
Antonyms:primary
Derivationally Related Form:substitutealternate
Inherited Hypernyms:alternate
Similar to:secondary
adj satadj.allartificial and inferiorSynset:ersatz
Examples:- ersatz coffee
- substitute coffee
Antonyms:natural
Inherited Hypernyms:ersatz
Similar to:artificial unreal