All substitute synonyms
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S s adj substitute
- copier β A copier is a machine which makes exact copies of writing or pictures on paper, usually by a photographic process.
- false β not true or correct; erroneous: a false statement.
- hyped up β intensively or excessively stimulated or exaggerated: an economy hyped-up by arms spending.
- make-do β something that serves as a substitute, especially of an inferior or expedient nature: We had to get along with make-dos during the war.
- alternative β If one thing is an alternative to another, the first can be found, used, or done instead of the second.
- make do β something that serves as a substitute, especially of an inferior or expedient nature: We had to get along with make-dos during the war.
verb substitute
- faulted β a defect or imperfection; flaw; failing: a fault in the brakes; a fault in one's character.
- bodied β of or relating to the body; bodily.
- make for β to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- commute β If you commute, you travel a long distance every day between your home and your place of work.
- come and go β to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer!
- castling β the act of moving the king two squares laterally on the first rank and placing the nearest rook on the square passed over by the king, either towards the king's side or the queen's side
- exchange β Give something and receive something of the same kind in return.
- hook up β a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something.
- inversed β reversed in position, order, direction, or tendency.
- factoring β one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation: Poverty is only one of the factors in crime.
- deputise β to appoint as deputy.
- make over β to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- horse trading β the act or fact of conducting a shrewd exchange or engaging in a horse trade; bargaining.
- give and take β the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- bottom out β If a trend such as a fall in prices bottoms out, it stops getting worse or decreasing, and remains at a particular level or amount.
- bandied β to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange: to bandy blows; to bandy words.
- change β If there is a change in something, it becomes different.
- cast out β To cast out something or someone means to get rid of them because you do not like or need them, or do not want to take responsibility for them.
- faulting β a defect or imperfection; flaw; failing: a fault in the brakes; a fault in one's character.
- interface β a surface regarded as the common boundary of two bodies, spaces, or phases.
- inversing β reversed in position, order, direction, or tendency.
- yoyo β a spoollike toy consisting of two thick wooden, plastic, or metal disks connected by a dowel pin in the center to which a string is attached, one end being looped around the player's finger so that the toy can be spun out and reeled in by wrist motion.
- deal in β to occupy oneself or itself (usually followed by with or in): Botany deals with the study of plants. He deals in generalities.
- emblematize β Serve as a symbolic representation of (a quality or concept).
noun substitute
- coverup β an attempt to keep blunders, crimes, etc. from being disclosed
- dummy β a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance: a display of lipstick dummies made of colored plastic.
- deputy β A deputy is the second most important person in an organization such as a business or government department. Someone's deputy often acts on their behalf when they are not there.
- bypath β a little-used path or track, esp in the country
- designated hitter β In baseball, a designated hitter is a player who bats in place of the pitcher.
- cleanup β A cleanup is the removing of dirt, pollution, crime, or corruption from somewhere.
- father figure β a man embodying or seeming to embody the qualities of an idealized conception of the male parent, eliciting from others the emotional responses that a child typically has toward its father.
- cover story β a story that is alluded to or illustrated on the cover of a magazine
- operatives β Plural form of operative.
- circumbendibus β a circumlocution
- dogcatcher β a person employed by a municipal pound, humane society, or the like, to find and impound stray or homeless dogs, cats, etc.
- agent β A chemical that has a particular effect or is used for a particular purpose can be referred to as a particular kind of agent.
- copout β an act or instance of copping out; reneging; evasion: The governor's platform was a cop-out.
- druthers β one's own way, choice, or preference: If I had my druthers, I'd dance all night.
- bench jockey β a player on the bench who taunts opposing players, the officials, etc.
- member of congress β law: elected representative
- byway β A byway is a small road which is not used by many cars or people.
- backup β Backup consists of extra equipment, resources, or people that you can get help or support from if necessary.