substitution
exchange commutation | 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 |
substitute
replacement | a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another |
substitution class
paradigm | the class of all items that can be substituted into the same position (or slot) in a grammatical sentence (are in paradigmatic relation with one another) |
substitution
permutation
transposition replacement
switch | an event in which one thing is substituted for another, the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood |
| coffee substitute | a drink resembling coffee that is sometimes substituted for it |
heir
inheritor
heritor | a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another |
| heir apparent | an heir whose right to an inheritance cannot be defeated if that person outlives the ancestor |
| heir-at-law | the person legally entitled to inherit the property of someone who dies intestate |
| heir presumptive | a person who expects to inherit but whose right can be defeated by the birth of a nearer relative |
stand-in
substitute
relief
reliever backup
backup man
fill-in | someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult), the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes, we need extra employees for summer fill-ins |
substitute reserve
second-stringer | an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced |
successor
heir | a person who inherits some title or office |
surrogate alternate
replacement | someone who takes the place of another person |
| executor-heir relation | the responsibility of an executor (or administrator) of an estate to act in the best interests of the heir |
alternate
take turns | do something in turns, We take turns on the night shift |
| alternate jump | go back and forth, swing back and forth between two states or conditions |
interchange
tack switch
alternate flip
flip-flop | reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) |
understudy
alternate | be an understudy or alternate for a role |
substitute
replace
interchange exchange | put in the place of another, switch seemingly equivalent items, the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt, substitute regular milk with fat-free milk, synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning |
substitute sub
stand in
fill in | be a substitute, The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague, The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet |
| appoint | furnish, a beautifully appointed house |
| alternate | exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions |
| substitute deputize deputise step in | act as a substitute, She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold |
appoint name
nominate
constitute | create and charge with a task or function, nominate a committee |
appoint
charge | assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to, He was appointed deputy manager, She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance |
| alternate(a) alternating(a) | occurring by turns, first one and then the other, alternating feelings of love and hate |
| alternate(a) | every second one of a series, the cleaning lady comes on alternate Wednesdays, jam every other day- the White Queen |
ersatz
substitute | artificial and inferior, ersatz coffee, substitute coffee |
| alternate | of leaves and branches etc, first on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis, not paired, stems with alternate leaves |
alternate
alternative
substitute | serving or used in place of another, an alternative plan |
utility(a)
substitute(a) | capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team, a utility infielder |