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Substitute

One who, or that which, is substituted or put in the place of another; one who acts for another; that which stands in lieu of something else

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Similar meaning 6

Artificial 84% connected

Made or contrived by art; produced or modified by human skill and labor, in opposition to natural; as, artificial heat or light, gems, salts, mineral…

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Artificial 84% connected

Made or contrived by art; produced or modified by human skill and labor, in opposition to natural; as, artificial heat or light, gems, salts, mineral…

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Secondary 84% connected

Suceeding next in order to the first; of second place, origin, rank, rank, etc.; not primary; subordinate; not of the first order or rate.

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Secondary 84% connected

Suceeding next in order to the first; of second place, origin, rank, rank, etc.; not primary; subordinate; not of the first order or rate.

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Unreal 84% connected

Not real; unsubstantial; fanciful; ideal.

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Unreal 84% connected

Not real; unsubstantial; fanciful; ideal.

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Broader term 14

Alter 76% connected

To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify.

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Athlete 76% connected

One who contended for a prize in the public games of ancient Greece or Rome.

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Change 76% connected

To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…

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Compeer 76% connected

An equal, as in rank, age, prowess, etc.; a companion; a comrade; a mate.

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Equal 76% connected

Agreeing in quantity, size, quality, degree, value, etc.; having the same magnitude, the same value, the same degree, etc.; -- applied to number, deg…

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Equivalent 76% connected

Equal in wortir or value, force, power, effect, import, and the like; alike in significance and value; of the same import or meaning.

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Exchange 76% connected

The act of giving or taking one thing in return for another which is regarded as an equivalent; as, an exchange of cattle for grain.

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Interchange 76% connected

To put each in the place of the other; to give and take mutually; to exchange; to reciprocate; as, to interchange places; they interchanged friendly…

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Match 76% connected

Anything used for catching and retaining or communicating fire, made of some substance which takes fire readily, or remains burning some time; esp.,…

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Modify 76% connected

To change somewhat the form or qualities of; to alter somewhat; as, to modify a contrivance adapted to some mechanical purpose; to modify the terms o…

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Peer 76% connected

To come in sight; to appear.

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Replace 76% connected

To place again; to restore to a former place, position, condition, or the like.

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Supersede 76% connected

To come, or be placed, in the room of; to replace.

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Supplant 76% connected

To trip up.

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Alternate 76% connected

Being or succeeding by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; by turns first one and then the other; hence, reciprocal.

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Double 76% connected

Twofold; multiplied by two; increased by its equivalent; made twice as large or as much, etc.

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Locum tenens 76% connected

A substitute or deputy; one filling an office for a time.

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Replacement 76% connected

The act of replacing.

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Succedaneum 76% connected

One who, or that which, succeeds to the place of another; that which is used for something else; a substitute

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Successor 76% connected

One who succeeds or follows; one who takes the place which another has left, and sustains the like part or character; -- correlative to predecessor;…

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Surrogate 76% connected

A deputy; a delegate; a substitute.

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Manner of action 5

Cover 76% connected

To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another; as, to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with a cloth.

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Reduce 76% connected

To bring or lead back to any former place or condition.

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Shift 76% connected

To divide; to distribute; to apportion.

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Subrogate 76% connected

To put in the place of another; to substitute.

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Truncate 76% connected

To cut off; to lop; to maim.

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Derivationally related 8

Deputy 74% connected

One appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him, in his name or his behalf; a substitute in office; a lieutenant; a represen…

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Deputy 74% connected

One appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him, in his name or his behalf; a substitute in office; a lieutenant; a represen…

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Replace 74% connected

To place again; to restore to a former place, position, condition, or the like.

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Replace 74% connected

To place again; to restore to a former place, position, condition, or the like.

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Containing group 1

Bench 70% connected

A long seat, differing from a stool in its greater length.

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Synonym 12

Alternate 92% connected

Being or succeeding by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; by turns first one and then the other; hence, reciprocal.

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Alternative 92% connected

Offering a choice of two things.

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Deputize 92% connected

To appoint as one's deputy; to empower to act in one's stead; to depute.

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Exchange 92% connected

The act of giving or taking one thing in return for another which is regarded as an equivalent; as, an exchange of cattle for grain.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Interchange 92% connected

To put each in the place of the other; to give and take mutually; to exchange; to reciprocate; as, to interchange places; they interchanged friendly…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Relief 92% connected

The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; the removal, or partial removal, of any evil, or of anything oppressive or burdensome, by which…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Reliever 92% connected

One who, or that which, relieves.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Replace 92% connected

To place again; to restore to a former place, position, condition, or the like.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Replacement 92% connected

The act of replacing.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Reserve 92% connected

To keep back; to retain; not to deliver, make over, or disclose.

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Sub 92% connected

A subordinate; a subaltern.

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Utility 92% connected

The quality or state of being useful; usefulness; production of good; profitableness to some valuable end; as, the utility of manure upon land; the u…

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