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- [suhb-sti-toot, -tyoot]
- /ˈsʌb stɪˌtut, -ˌtyut/
- /ˈsʌbstɪtjuːt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [suhb-sti-toot, -tyoot]
- /ˈsʌb stɪˌtut, -ˌtyut/
Definitions of substitute word
- noun substitute a person or thing acting or serving in place of another. 1
- noun substitute (formerly) a person who, for payment, served in an army or navy in the place of a conscript. 1
- noun substitute Grammar. a word that functions as a replacement for any member of a class of words or constructions, as do in He doesn't know but I do. 1
- verb with object substitute to put (a person or thing) in the place of another. 1
- verb with object substitute to take the place of; replace. 1
- verb with object substitute Chemistry. to replace (one or more elements or groups in a compound) by other elements or groups. 1
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Origin of substitute
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin substitūtus (past participle of substituere to put in place of), equivalent to sub- sub- + -stitū-, combining form of statū-, past participle stem of statuere (see substituent) + -tus past participle suffix
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Parts of speech for Substitute
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
substitute popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
substitute usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for substitute
noun substitute
- agent — A chemical that has a particular effect or is used for a particular purpose can be referred to as a particular kind of agent.
- assignee — a person to whom some right, interest, or property is transferred
- backup — Backup consists of extra equipment, resources, or people that you can get help or support from if necessary.
- band-aid — A Band-Aid is a small piece of sticky tape that you use to cover small cuts or wounds on your body.
- bench jockey — a player on the bench who taunts opposing players, the officials, etc.
verb substitute
- alternate — When you alternate two things, you keep using one then the other. When one thing alternates with another, the first regularly occurs after the other.
- bandied — to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange: to bandy blows; to bandy words.
- bandying — to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange: to bandy blows; to bandy words.
- bodied — of or relating to the body; bodily.
adj substitute
- artificial — Artificial objects, materials, or processes do not occur naturally and are created by human beings, for example using science or technology.
- copier — A copier is a machine which makes exact copies of writing or pictures on paper, usually by a photographic process.
- dummiest — a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance: a display of lipstick dummies made of colored plastic.
- false — not true or correct; erroneous: a false statement.
- faux — artificial or imitation; fake: a brooch with faux pearls.
adjective substitute
- acting — Acting is the activity or profession of performing in plays or films.
- delegated — Entrust (a task or responsibility) to another person, typically one who is less senior than oneself.
- emergency — A serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action.
- equivalent — Equal in value, amount, function, meaning, etc.
- ersatz — (of a product) Made or used as a substitute, typically an inferior one, for something else.
conjunction substitute
- oppositely — situated, placed, or lying face to face with something else or each other, or in corresponding positions with relation to an intervening line, space, or thing: opposite ends of a room.
- or — a Boolean operator that returns a positive result when either or both operands are positive.
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