Substitution
Substitution noun - The act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help".
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Synonyms for Substitution
Understudy and substitution are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Understudy" instead a noun "Substitution".
Understudy
Understudy noun - An actor able to replace a regular performer when required.
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Synonyms for Understudy
Substitution and understudy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Substitution" instead a noun "Understudy".
Nearby Words: understudied, understudying
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- change and substitution
- change and understudy
- substitute and substitution
- substitute and understudy
- interchange and substitution
- interchange and understudy
- alternative and substitution
- alternative and understudy
- sub and substitution
- sub and understudy
- stand-in and substitution
- stand-in and understudy
- double and substitution
- double and understudy
How words are described
| former | former substitution | former understudy |
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