📖 WordNook

substitute

adjective
  1. artificial and inferior
    ersatz
  2. serving or used in place of another
    alternative
  3. capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team
    utility
noun
  1. a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
    replacement
  2. someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
    reliever
  3. an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced
    reservesecond-stringer
verb
  1. put in the place of another
    interchange
  2. be a substitute
    “The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague”
    subfill instand in
  3. act as a substitute
    deputizedeputisestep in