Ghost and Substitute

Ghost

Ghost noun - The soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people.

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Substitute and ghost are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Substitute" with "Ghost", this nouns are similar.

Nearby Words: ghostly, ghosted, ghosting

Substitute noun - A person or thing that takes the place of another.

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Ghost and substitute are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ghost" instead a noun "Substitute".

good	good ghost	good substitute
complete	complete ghost	complete substitute
regular	regular ghost	regular substitute
original	original ghost	original substitute
Other adjectives: small, powerful, actual, bad, young, new, local.

Substitute the telephone line for a dead body hidden in the Talon bathroom wall, and poof, instant ghost.

Source: Series / Smallville
Suspiciously Similar Substitute: A few of the ghost types are expies of ghost types from the first game.

Source: Video Game / Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
Anti-Hero Substitute: In the 90s there was a short time when they tried to replace Ghost Rider with his Darker and Edgier counterpart and ex-enemy, Vengeance.

Source: Comicbook / Ghost Rider

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