substitute
noun
[ ˈsʌbstɪtjuːt ]
• a person or thing acting or serving in place of another.
• "soya milk is used as a substitute for dairy milk"
Similar:
replacement,
deputy,
relief,
proxy,
reserve,
surrogate,
cover,
fill-in,
stand-in,
standby,
locum,
locum tenens,
understudy,
stopgap,
alternative,
ancillary,
sub,
pinch-hitter,
• a sports player nominated as eligible to replace another after a match has begun.
• "Stewart was the Rovers substitute"
• a deputy.
• "a sheriff substitute"
substitute
verb
• use or add in place of.
• "dried rosemary can be substituted for the fresh herb"
Similar:
exchange,
use as a replacement,
switch,
replace with,
use instead of,
use as an alternative to,
use in place of,
use in preference to,
trade,
swap,
• replace (a sports player) with a substitute during a match.
• "he was substituted eleven minutes from time"
Origin:
late Middle English (denoting a deputy or delegate): from Latin substitutus ‘put in place of’, past participle of substituere, based on statuere ‘set up’.
