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substitute
artificial and inferior
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 10
- Starts with
- S
- Ends with
- E
- Contains
- UBSTITUT
- Scrabble score
- 12
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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Meaning
Definitions
adjective
artificial and inferior
“ersatz coffee”
adjective
serving or used in place of another
“an alternative plan”
adjective
capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team
“a utility infielder”
noun
a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
noun
someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
“the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes”
noun
an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced
verb
put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
“the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt”
verb
be a substitute
“The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague”
verb
act as a substitute
“She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold”
In context
Example Sentences
ersatz coffee
substitute coffee
an alternative plan
a utility infielder
the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes
we need extra employees for summer fill-ins
the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt
substitute regular milk for fat-free milk
synonyms can be interchanged without changing the context's meaning
The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague
The skim milk substitutes for cream — we are on a strict diet
She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold
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