| Main Entry: | fill-in |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | substitute |
Synonyms: |
alternate, backup, double, pinch hitter, replacement, stand-in, standby, sub, surrogate, temp, temporary, understudy |
| Main Entry: | alternate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | substitute |
Synonyms: |
backup, double, equivalent, fill-in, proxy, replacement, stand-in, sub, surrogate |
| Notes: | alternate means 'one after the other' or 'each succeeding the other in turn, especially continuously' and alternative means 'one instead of the other' or 'allowing or necessitating a choice between two or more things' |
Antonyms: |
necessity |
| Main Entry: | standby |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | substitute |
Synonyms: |
assistant, backup, deputy, double, fill-in, pinch-hitter, relief, replacement, reserve, stalwart, stand-in, sub, successor, temp, temporary, understudy |
| Main Entry: | substitute |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | someone or something that takes the place of another |
Synonyms: |
agent, alternate, assistant, auxiliary, backup, changeling, delegate, deputy, dernier ressort, double, dummy, equivalent, expediency, expedient, fill-in, ghost, ghost writer, locum, locum tenens, makeshift, pinch-hitter, procurator, proxy, recourse, refuge, relay, relief, replacement, representative, reserve, resort, resource, stand-in, standby, stopgap, sub, succedaneum, successor, supplanter, supply, surrogate, symbol, temp, temporary, temporary expedient, understudy, vicar |
Antonyms: |
permanent |
| Main Entry: | surrogate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person or thing that acts as |
Synonyms: |
alternate, backup, delegate, deputy, expediency, expedient, fill-in, makeshift, pinch hitter, proxy, recourse, refuge, replacement, representative, resort, resource, stand-in, stopgap, sub, substitute agent |
Antonyms: |
real |
| Main Entry: | understudy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | substitute |
Synonyms: |
alternate, backup, double, fill-in, pinch hitter, replacement, reserve, stand-by, stand-in, sub, successor |
| Main Entry: | stand-in |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | substitute |
Synonyms: |
alternate, backup, double, fill-in, replacement, second, understudy |
| Main Entry: | pinch hitter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | substitute batter |
Synonyms: |
DH, alternate, backup, designated hitter, fill-in, proxy, replacement, stand-in, sub, substitute, understudy |
| Concept: | Substitute. |
| Category: | 2. Subservience to ends; actual subservience |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
substitute; deputy; badli.
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