Thesaurus:substitute

Thesaurus:substitute

THESAURUS

substitute

English

Synonyms

• fill-in

• ghost    [WS]

• proxy

• replacement

• stand-in

• substitute

• surrogate

Hyponyms

• alternate    [WS]

• backup

• dummy

• makeshift

• reserve

• spare

•   —

• bench-warmer

• body double

• deputy    [WS]

• double

• ghost writer

• ghost band

• ghost singer

• stand-in

• stunt double

• stuntman

• stuntwoman

• understudy

•   —

• margarine

• soy milk

• sweetener

• tofu

Various

• alternative

• changeling

• standby

See also

• Thesaurus:counterpart
• Thesaurus:decoy

Further reading

• “147. substitution” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “634. substitute” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “substitute” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.