substitute
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈsʌb.stɪ.tjuːt/
:
sustituto
- For the recipe, you can use applesauce as a substitute for oil to make it healthier.
- a substitute teacher
- an effective substitute
- a good substitute
They use slogans which they which are substitutes for theory.
- They use slogans which they which are substitutes for theory.
- And to me, there is no substitute for that.
- I have tried finding some substitute words, but they are just not there for me.
- What they wanted to know was can we make a substitute for water?
- You will need to be dedicated, single minded and there is no substitute to hard work.
- There's just no substitute for the real thing.
- There is no substitute in life for sheer, honest, hard work.
- But you know, I mean, there's no substitute for wanting it hard work.
- It it's the substitute for a live pitch.
- And they said you're not substitute, but you're understood he's going in.
- So there is no substitute for consciousness.
- And so the prestige is a substitute for the the actual replication.
Examples
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- I was in Grade 10, and we had this substitute teacher in just for the day.
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The district also offered full-day training sessions for the teachers while substitute teachers conducted their classes.
Academic text (1991) -
Which means from the very beginning, I was a substitute, and so was he.
Fiction book (1992) -
In the schools, society has assumed the role of parent substitute for the care of children.
Academic text (1991) -
Everyone educated in this country has encountered substitute teachers during their years in school.
Academic text (1991) -
Thus, I am planning monthly stints as a substitute in a nearby school district.
Academic text (1991) -
She's going in undercover as a substitute kindergarten teacher.
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For today's new-styled academic, scholarship serves as a substitute for radical political action.
Academic text (1990) -
The school hired a substitute teacher to take over the class while the regular teacher was on maternity leave.
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During the match, a player had to leave due to an injury, and the coach quickly called for a substitute to fill in.
Synonyms
367
2.9
A person who takes another person's place when needed
282
2.0
A person or thing that takes the place of another
112
3.7
A player who is not a regular starter but can play if needed
24
4.4
A person who temporarily does someone else's job for them
22
3.8
A person chosen to replace another if needed
13
4.2
A person who takes another person's place, for example in a performance or at work
6
3.5
A person who temporarily does another person's job
1
7.5
A player who usually sits on the bench and replaces others during games
1
5.2
A person who takes over another person's work for a short time in difficult situations
1
4.0
A person or thing that takes the place of another
A person or thing that takes another's place for a time
A person or thing placed to take another person's place
A person who replaces someone by unfair or illegal means
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Etymology
Substitute comes from the Latin parts sub- 'under' and statuere 'to put in place'. So a substitute is someone or something 'put in place' of another, taking their place.