substitute

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of SUBSTITUTE

to give up (something) and take something else in return <can I substitute coleslaw for potato salad if I order the chicken plate?>

Synonyms commute, exchange, shift, substitute, swap, switch, trade

Related Words interchange; displace, replace, supersede; cede, hand over, surrender, yield; reciprocate

to serve as a replacement usually for a time only <substituting for the talk show host while she is on vacation>

Synonyms fill in, pinch-hit, stand in, step in, sub, substitute, take over

Related Words understudy; relieve, spell; double (as)

to take the place of <“John Doe,” “Jane Doe,” and “Baby Doe” substituted the real names of the parties involved to preserve their privacy>

Synonyms cut out, displace, displant, relieve, substitute, supersede, supplant

Related Words preempt, usurp

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