Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  substitute 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  substitute 
 
  Sense  1 
  substitute,  replace 
  =>  shift 
  =>  reduce 
  =>  truncate 
  =>  retool 
  =>  subrogate 
 
  Sense  3 
  substitute,  deputize,  deputise,  stand  in  step  in 
  =>  cover 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  substitute 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  substitute 
 
  Sense  1 
  substitute,  replace 
  =>  shift 
  =>  reduce 
  =>  truncate 
  =>  retool 
  =>  subrogate 
 
  Sense  3 
  substitute,  deputize,  deputise,  stand  in  step  in 
  =>  cover 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  substitute 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  substitute 
 
  3  senses  of  substitute 
 
  Sense  1 
  substitute,  replace 
  =>  exchange,  change,  interchange 
 
  Sense  2 
  substitute,  sub,  stand  in  fill  in 
  =>  exchange,  change,  interchange 
 
  Sense  3 
  substitute,  deputize,  deputise,  stand  in  step  in 
  =>  supplant,  replace,  supersede,  supervene  upon 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  substitute 
 
  substitute  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  substitute 
 
  Sense  1 
  substitute,  replace 
  =>  exchange,  change,  interchange 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  substitute,  sub,  stand  in  fill  in 
  =>  exchange,  change,  interchange 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  substitute,  deputize,  deputise,  stand  in  step  in 
  =>  supplant,  replace,  supersede,  supervene  upon 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  substitute 
  substitute 
 
  Overview  of  noun  substitute 
 
  The  noun  substitute  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (9)  substitute,  replacement  --  (a  person  or  thing  that  takes  or  can  take  the  place  of  another) 
  2.  substitute,  reserve  --  (an  athlete  who  plays  only  when  another  member  of  the  team  drops  out) 
  3.  stand-in,  substitute,  relief,  reliever,  backup,  backup  man,  fill-in  --  (someone  who  takes  the  place  of  another  (as  when  things  get  dangerous  or  difficult);  "the  star  had  a  stand-in  for  dangerous  scenes";  "we  need  extra  employees  for  summer  fill-ins") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  substitute 
 
  The  verb  substitute  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (13)  substitute,  replace  --  (put  in  the  place  of  another;  switch  seemingly  equivalent  items;  "the  con  artist  replaced  the  original  with  a  fake  Rembrandt";  "substitute  regular  milk  with  fat-free  milk") 
  2.  (5)  substitute,  sub,  stand  in  fill  in  --  (be  a  substitute) 
  3.  substitute,  deputize,  deputise,  stand  in  step  in  --  (act  as  a  substitute  for) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  substitute 
 
  The  adj  substitute  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  second-string,  substitute  --  (being  a  replacement  or  substitute  for  a  regular  member  of  a  team) 
  2.  utility,  substitute  --  (capable  of  substituting  in  any  of  several  positions  on  a  team;  "a  utility  infielder") 
  3.  ersatz,  imitation,  substitute  --  (artificial  and  inferior;  "ersatz  coffee";  "coffee  substitute") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  substitute 
 
  3  senses  of  substitute 
 
  Sense  1 
  second-string,  substitute(postnominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  secondary)  ->  primary 
 
  Sense  2 
  utility(postnominal),  substitute(postnominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  secondary)  ->  primary 
 
  Sense  3 
  ersatz,  imitation,  substitute(prenominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  artificial)  ->  natural 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  substitute 
 
  3  senses  of  substitute 
 
  Sense  1 
  second-string,  substitute(postnominal) 
  =>  secondary  (vs.  primary) 
 
  Sense  2 
  utility(postnominal),  substitute(postnominal) 
  =>  secondary  (vs.  primary) 
 
  Sense  3 
  ersatz,  imitation,  substitute(prenominal) 
  =>  artificial  (vs.  natural),  unreal 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  substitute 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  substitute 
 
  substitute  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  substitute 
  substitute 
 
  Overview  of  noun  substitute 
 
  The  noun  substitute  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (9)  substitute,  replacement  --  (a  person  or  thing  that  takes  or  can  take  the  place  of  another) 
  2.  substitute,  reserve  --  (an  athlete  who  plays  only  when  another  member  of  the  team  drops  out) 
  3.  stand-in,  substitute,  relief,  reliever,  backup,  backup  man,  fill-in  --  (someone  who  takes  the  place  of  another  (as  when  things  get  dangerous  or  difficult);  "the  star  had  a  stand-in  for  dangerous  scenes";  "we  need  extra  employees  for  summer  fill-ins") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  substitute 
 
  The  verb  substitute  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (13)  substitute,  replace  --  (put  in  the  place  of  another;  switch  seemingly  equivalent  items;  "the  con  artist  replaced  the  original  with  a  fake  Rembrandt";  "substitute  regular  milk  with  fat-free  milk") 
  2.  (5)  substitute,  sub,  stand  in  fill  in  --  (be  a  substitute) 
  3.  substitute,  deputize,  deputise,  stand  in  step  in  --  (act  as  a  substitute  for) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  substitute 
 
  The  adj  substitute  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  second-string,  substitute  --  (being  a  replacement  or  substitute  for  a  regular  member  of  a  team) 
  2.  utility,  substitute  --  (capable  of  substituting  in  any  of  several  positions  on  a  team;  "a  utility  infielder") 
  3.  ersatz,  imitation,  substitute  --  (artificial  and  inferior;  "ersatz  coffee";  "coffee  substitute") 

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