Definition of substitute

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• substitute is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
• substitute is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
• substitute is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 15

Definition of substitute

• act as a substitute (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. deputise
  2. deputize
  3. step in
• serving or used in place of another (adjective)

  Synonyms

  1. alternate
  2. alternative
• be a substitute (verb)

  Examples

  1. The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague
  2. The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet

  Synonyms

  1. fill in
  2. stand in
  3. sub
• put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items (verb)

  Examples

  1. substitute regular milk for fat-free milk

  Synonyms

  1. exchange
  2. interchange
  3. replace
• capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team (adjective)

  Synonyms

  1. utility
• someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult) (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. backup
  2. backup man
  3. fill-in
  4. relief
  5. reliever
  6. stand-in
• an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. reserve
  2. second-stringer
• artificial and inferior (adjective)

  Examples

  1. substitute coffee

  Synonyms

  1. ersatz
• a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. replacement

See definition of substitute in Merriam Webster