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| Main Entry: | substitute |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | alternative |
| Synonyms: | acting, additional, alternate, another, artificial, backup, counterfeit, dummy, ersatz*, experimental, false, imitation, makeshift, mock, near, other, provisional, proxy, pseudo*, replacement, representative, reserve, second, sham, simulated, spurious, stopgap*, supplemental, supplementary, surrogate, symbolic, temporary, tentative, vicarious, substitutive, supposititious, vicarial |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | substitute |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | someone or something that takes the place of another |
| Synonyms: | agent, alternate, assistant, auxiliary, backup, delegate, deputy, double, dummy, equivalent, expedient, ghost, ghost writer, makeshift, proxy, recourse, refuge, relay, relief, replacement, representative, reserve, resort, resource, stand-in, standby, stopgap*, sub*, successor, supply, surrogate, symbol, temporary, understudy, vicar, changeling, dernier ressort, expediency, fill-in, locum, locum tenens, pinch-hitter, procurator, succedaneum, supplanter, temp, temporary expedient |
| Antonyms: | permanent |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | substitute |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | interchange, exchange |
| Synonyms: | act for, alternate, answer for, back up, be in place of, change, commute, cover for, deputize, displace, do the work of, double for, fill in for, fill one's position, go as, proxy, relieve, replace, serve in one's stead, spell, stand for, stand in for, sub*, supersede, supplant, swap, swap places with, switch, take another's place, take over |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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| Main Entry: | alternate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take turns, change back and forth |
| Synonyms: | alter, blow hot and cold*, change, exchange, fluctuate, follow, interchange, intersperse, oscillate, relieve, rotate, seesaw, shift, shilly-shally*, substitute, sway, vacillate, vary, waver, act reciprocally, come and go, fill in for, follow in turn, yo-yo |
| 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: | continue |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | alternative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | other, alternate |
| Synonyms: | another, different, second, substitute, surrogate, back-up, flipside, other side |
| Main Entry: | alternative |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | possible choice |
| Synonyms: | opportunity, option, other, pick, preference, recourse, redundancy, selection, sub*, substitute, back-up, druthers, other fish in sea, other fish to fry, take it or leave it |
| Antonyms: | compulsion, constraint, necessity, obligation, restraint |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | backup |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | auxiliary |
| Synonyms: | alternate, extra, substitute |
| Main Entry: | choice |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | power to select; selection |
| Synonyms: | alternative, appraisal, choosing, cull, cup of tea*, decision, determination, discretion, discrimination, distinction, election, evaluation, extract, favorite, finding, free will, judgment, opportunity, option, pick, preference, rating, say, substitute, variety, verdict, volition, vote, weakness, druthers |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | delegate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | representative, often governmental |
| Synonyms: | agent, alternate, ambassador, appointee, catchpole, commissioner, consul, deputy, emissary, envoy, factor, front*, legate, member, member of congress, minister, mouthpiece, nominee, people's choice, pinch hitter, plenipotentiary, proxy, regent, rep, replacement, senator, spokesperson, stand-in, substitute, surrogate, vicar, viceroy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | deputy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | assistant, agent |
| Synonyms: | aide, ambassador, appointee, backup, commissioner, delegate, factor, legate, minister, proxy, regent, replacement, representative, sub, subordinate, substitute, surrogate, assembly member, councilor, dogcatcher, lieutenant, representant, second-in-command |
| Antonyms: | chief, manager |
| Main Entry: | detour |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | indirect course |
| Synonyms: | back road, branch, bypass, circuit, crotch, deviation, divergence, diversion, fork, service road, substitute, alternate route, bypath, byway, circuitous route, circumbendibus, circumnavigation, circumvention, roundabout way, runaround, secondary highway, temporary route |
| Main Entry: | equivalent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | same, similar |
| Synonyms: | agnate, akin, alike, analogous, carbon*, commensurate, comparable, convertible, copy, correspondent, corresponding, ditto*, duplicate, equal, even, homologous, identical, indistinguishable, interchangeable, like, parallel, proportionate, reciprocal, substitute, synonymous, tantamount, correlative, of a kind, same difference |
| Antonyms: | changeable, different, dissimilar, unequal, unlike, mismatched |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | equivalent |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | equal, counterpart |
| Synonyms: | carbon copy*, correspondent, dead ringer*, ditto, like, match, obverse, opposite, parallel, peer, reciprocal, spitting image*, substitute, twin, same difference |
| Antonyms: | difference |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ersatz |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | artificial |
| Synonyms: | bogus, copied, counterfeit, fake, false, imitation, manufactured, phony, pretended, sham, simulated, spurious, substitute, synthetic |
| Antonyms: | genuine, real |
| Main Entry: | exchange |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | trade |
| Synonyms: | alternate, bandy, bargain, barter, castle, change, change hands, commute, correspond, displace, flip-flop*, interchange, invert, market, network, rearrange, reciprocate, replace, reverse, revise, seesaw, shift, shuffle, shuttle, substitute, swap, switch, traffic, transact, transfer, transpose, truck*, buy and sell, cash in, contact with, convert into, deal in, give and take, go over to, hook up, horse trade, link up, pass to, pay back, return the compliment, swap horses, turn the tables |
| Antonyms: | hold, keep |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | excuse |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | reason, explanation |
| Synonyms: | alibi, apology, cover*, defense, disguise, evasion, expedient, extenuation, fish story*, grounds, justification, makeshift, mitigation, plea, pretext, routine, semblance, shift, song*, song and dance*, stall, stopgap*, story, substitute, subterfuge, trick*, vindication, whitewash*, cleanup, cop-out, cover story, coverup, jive*, rationalization, regrets, why and wherefore |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | expedient |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | resource |
| Synonyms: | contrivance, device, instrument, instrumentality, makeshift, maneuver, means, measure, medium, method, recourse, refuge, resort, scheme, shift, stopgap, stratagem, substitute, gency |
| Main Entry: | interchange |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | switch, exchange |
| Synonyms: | alternate, bandy, barter, commute, connect, contact, convert, interact, mesh, network, reciprocate, relate, reverse, substitute, swap, trade, transpose, interface |
| Main Entry: | makeshift |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | temporary |
| Synonyms: | alternative, expedient, hit-or-miss*, provisional, quick-and-dirty*, slapdash*, stopgap, substitute, Band-Aid, make-do, temp, throwaway |
| Antonyms: | complete, finished, permanent, ready |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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