Synonyms: replacement, substitute
Definition: a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
Similar words: equivalent
Definition: a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc
Usage: send two dollars or the equivalent in stamps
Synonyms: stand-in, substitute, relief, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-in
Definition: someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
Usage: the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes; we need extra employees for summer fill-ins
Similar words: peer, match, compeer, equal
Definition: a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
Synonyms: substitute, reserve, second-stringer
Definition: an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced
Synonyms: exchange, replace, interchange, substitute
Definition: put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
Usage: the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt; substitute regular milk with fat-free milk; synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Synonyms: substitute, sub, fill in, stand in
Definition: be a substitute
Usage: The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague; The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet
Similar words: change, interchange, exchange
Definition: give to, and receive from, one another
Usage: Would you change places with me?; We have been exchanging letters for a year
Synonyms: deputise, deputize, step in, substitute
Definition: act as a substitute
Usage: She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold
Similar words: supercede, supersede, supervene upon, supplant, replace
Definition: take the place or move into the position of
Usage: Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left; the computer has supplanted the slide rule; Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school
Synonyms: substitute, ersatz
Definition: artificial and inferior
Usage: ersatz coffee; substitute coffee
Similar words: unreal, artificial
Definition: contrived by art rather than nature
Usage: artificial flowers; artificial flavoring; an artificial diamond; artificial fibers; artificial sweeteners
Synonyms: alternate, alternative, substitute
Definition: serving or used in place of another
Usage: an alternative plan
Similar words: secondary
Definition: being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate
Usage: the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher; a secondary source; a secondary issue; secondary streams
Synonyms: substitute, utility
Definition: capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team
Usage: a utility infielder
Similar words: secondary
Definition: being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate
Usage: the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher; a secondary source; a secondary issue; secondary streams