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. 181) Would phone conversations substitute for cosy chats over lunch or in the pub after work?
182) In recent years, cobalt - substitute alloy powder for diamond tools were researched intensively.
183) Diligent and exhaustive testing is no substitute for careful design.
184) Random contextual alternates provide multiple substitute glyphs for a single character.
185) The development of alternative crops seems like a civilian - friendly substitute for eradication.
186) This constrained and messy adultery was a damned poor substitute for having a wife.
187) Men fantasise as a substitute for acting out forbidden desires.
More similar words: destitute, constitute, institution, restitution, constitution, institutional, constitutional, unconstitutional, constitutional convention, constituent, substance, astute, substantial, statute, substantially, insubstantial, aptitude, attitude, altitude, beatitude, gratitude, obstinate, abstinence, ritualistic, transvestite, cubs, subsidy, subsist, subside, subsequent.