Synonym: change, exchange, replace, shift, switch. Similar words: destitute, constitute, institution, restitution, constitution, institutional, constitutional, unconstitutional. Meaning: ['sʌbstɪtuːt /-tjuːt] 
n. 1. a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another 2. an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced 3. someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult). v. 1. put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items 2. be a substitute 3. act as a substitute. adj. 1. being a replacement or substitute for a regular member of a team 2. capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team 3. artificial and inferior.
n. 1. a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another 2. an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced 3. someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult). v. 1. put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items 2. be a substitute 3. act as a substitute. adj. 1. being a replacement or substitute for a regular member of a team 2. capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team 3. artificial and inferior. 
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121) Advertising is the modern substitute for argument; its function is to make the worse appear the better. George Santayana 
122) You may substitute another if its cover for watersports and sailing is equivalent or better.
123) Summing up, I can state categorically that there is no substitute for hands-on experience.
124) The formal procedure is seen as a substitute for a more spontaneous flow and nurture of ideas.
125) Enthusiasm, however, is no substitute for conceptual clarity and agreement on objectives.
126) Smiechowski, 42, is a substitute teacher for Catholic schools and works part time in real estate.
127) Checking the takings late at night is no substitute for a proper budgetary control system.
128) An interesting and ambitious solution to the oil import bill problem is to substitute synthetic petrol made from natural gas.
129) But it needs some encouragement to port to Unix and substitute it for the server, rather than OS/2.
130) However, nothing can substitute for the pressures of organised public opinion in lending and debtor countries.
131) In Western society, adults may play with money as an acceptable substitute for the unconscious desire to play with faeces.
132) Writing is downgraded as if it is a clumsy substitute for more efficient means of preserving data and the findings or conclusions.
133) If paper does not rot, why bother to substitute it for plastic?
134) Variation: Substitute 8 ounces finely chopped fresh mushrooms, sauteed until browned in one tablespoon oil, for dried mushrooms.
135) Can the combination of both inward and outward investment be made complementary to rather than a substitute for domestic investment?
136) He was used as substitute - scoring against Manchester United - until being named in the starting line-up for the Villa game.
137) There is no altogether painless way of escaping from a pay-as-you-go scheme, particularly if you want people to make substitute provision.
138) No amount of theologizing could be a substitute for mathematical analysis.
139) He also knew about Ruby, codename for a project to develop a fat substitute based on corn syrup.
140) The sixth had to wait until the final minute when substitute Teddy Sheringham slammed in Solskjaer's pull-back.
141) Left-over Stilton is very good for cooking and is an affordable substitute for Roquefort.
142) There is no substitute for adequate training, instruction and supervision.
143) Nevertheless, it is still open to question whether these arrangements are an adequate substitute for parliamentary scrutiny.
144) Torquay pulled back to 4-2 through Adrian Foster and substitute Stuart Herd but tempers began to flare.
145) The new strike partnership of Saunders and substitute Dwight Yorke failed to make an immediate impression as Ipswich pressed hard.
145) Sentencedict.com is a online sentence dictionary, on which you can find good sentences for a large number of words.
146) But there is no substitute for a visit, and a request to see evidence of previous exam results.
147) A mixture of equal quantities of raw linseed oil and substitute turps is often rubbed into pine prior to staining.
148) The Internet is no substitute for real life but it's great for fighting off boredom.
149) There is no substitute for good, sound interpretation based on personal knowledge of the facts.
150) Nietzsche was soon to substitute a new opposition whose polar extremes were occupied by visual art and music.
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