What are some opposite words for substitute?

Antonyms for substitute
ˈsʌb stɪˌtut, -ˌtyutsub·sti·tute

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English Synonyms and Antonyms2.0 / 2 votes

  1. substituteverb

    To change is distinctively to make a thing other than it has been, in some respect at least; to exchange to put or take something else in its place; to alter is ordinarily to change partially, to make different in one or more particulars. To exchange is often to transfer ownership; as, to exchange city for country property. Change is often used in the sense of exchange; as, to change horses. To transmute is to change the qualities while the substance remains the same; as, to transmute the baser metals into gold. To transform is to change form or appearance, with or without deeper and more essential change; it is less absolute than transmute, tho sometimes used for that word, and is often used in a spiritual sense as transmute could not be; "Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind," Rom. xii, 2. Transfigure is, as in its Scriptural use, to change in an exalted and glorious spiritual way; "Jesus ... was transfigured before them, and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light," Matt. xvii, 1, 2. To metamorphose is to make some remarkable change, ordinarily in external qualities, but often in structure, use, or chemical constitution, as of a caterpillar into a butterfly, of the stamens of a plant into petals, or of the crystalline structure of rocks, hence called "metamorphic rocks," as when a limestone is metamorphosed into a marble. To vary is to change from time to time, often capriciously. To commute is to put something easier, lighter, milder, or in some way more favorable in place of that which is commuted; as, to commute capital punishment to imprisonment for life; to commute daily fares on a railway to a monthly payment. To convert (Latin con, with, and verto, turn) is to primarily turn about, and signifies to change in form, character, use, etc., through a wide range of relations; iron is converted into steel, joy into grief, a sinner into a saint. To turn is a popular word for change in any sense short of the meaning of exchange, being often equivalent to alter, convert, transform, transmute, etc. We modify or qualify a statement which might seem too strong; we modify it by some limitation, qualify it by some addition.

    Antonyms:
    abide, bide, continue, endure, hold, keep, persist, remain, retain, stay

    Synonyms:
    alter, change, change, commute, convert, diversify, exchange, metamorphose, modify, qualify, shift, transfigure, transform, transmute, turn, vary, veer

    Preposition:
    To change a home toilet for a street dress; to change from a caterpillar to or into a butterfly; to change clothes with a beggar.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. substitute

    Antonyms:
    retain, fix, continue, perpetuate, stabilitate, establish

    Synonyms:
    exchange, commute, represent, replace, supply, depute

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Princeton's WordNet5.0 / 1 vote

  1. substitute, replacementnoun

    a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another

    Antonyms:
    primary, natural

    Synonyms:
    fill-in, substitution, refilling, relief, successor, replacing, backup, renewal, backup man, reliever, second-stringer, transposition, permutation, surrogate, reserve, replacement, alternate, replenishment, stand-in, switch

  2. substitute, reserve, second-stringernoun

    an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced

    Antonyms:
    natural, primary

    Synonyms:
    fill-in, relief, replacement, backup, backlog, backup man, reliever, second-stringer, military reserve, reserve, modesty, reticence, stand-in, stockpile, reservation, taciturnity

  3. stand-in, substitute, relief, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-inadjective

    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"

    Antonyms:
    natural, primary

    Synonyms:
    backup man, rest period, second-stringer, stand-in, respite, support, accompaniment, ease, backup, rest, succour, allayer, assuagement, relief pitcher, musical accompaniment, rilievo, easing, replacement, reserve, easement, reliever, relief, alleviation, fill-in, succor, comforter, relievo, moderation, computer backup, ministration, sculptural relief, embossment, championship, backing, patronage, fireman

  4. utility(a), substitute(a)adjective

    capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team

    "a utility infielder"

    Antonyms:
    primary, natural

  5. alternate, alternative, substituteadjective

    serving or used in place of another

    "an alternative plan"

    Antonyms:
    primary, natural

    Synonyms:
    alternate, alternating(a), utility(a), ersatz, alternate(a), alternative, substitute(a)

  6. ersatz, substituteverb

    artificial and inferior

    "ersatz coffee"; "substitute coffee"

    Antonyms:
    primary, natural

    Synonyms:
    substitute(a), alternate, alternative, ersatz, utility(a)

  7. substitute, replace, interchange, exchangeverb

    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"

    Antonyms:
    natural, primary

    Synonyms:
    change, fill in, interchange, step in, replace, supervene upon, supercede, tack, alternate, deputize, commute, switch over, exchange, flip, supplant, transpose, stand in, put back, convert, switch, supersede, flip-flop, deputise, counterchange, sub

  8. substitute, sub, stand in, fill inverb

    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"

    Antonyms:
    natural, primary

    Synonyms:
    make out, fill in, sub, exchange, shade, fill out, step in, deputise, stand in, complete, replace, deputize, interchange

  9. substitute, deputize, deputise, step inverb

    act as a substitute

    "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold"

    Antonyms:
    primary, natural

    Synonyms:
    depute, fill in, sub, exchange, intervene, step in, interpose, deputise, stand in, interfere, replace, deputize, interchange

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. substitutenoun

    Synonyms:
    deputy, proxy, representative, agent, lieutenant, delegate, vicar, envoy, locum tenens, makeshift, expedient, shift, resource

    Associated words:
    vicarious

  2. substituteverb

    Synonyms:
    exchange, commute

How to use substitute in a sentence?

  1. Jay Rosenstein:

    There's no substitute for fans, think of swimming, the screaming that takes place when they're dealing in hundredths of a second to the touch and how loud that can get and how enthused it gets you at home. Absolutely, fans matter.

  2. Sheila Vakharia:

    This result highlights what many would call the substitution effect : when people substitute one drug for another, according to the substitution effect, people who have become dependent on prescribed opioids and lose convenient access to them may substitute with heroin. However, illicit heroin is often of unknown quality and purity... so it can increase risk of accidental overdose and poisoning.

  3. Robert Louis Stevenson:

    Books are good enough in their own way, but they are a mighty bloodless substitute for life.

  4. Jason Bordoff:

    We still do depend on that spare capacity to stabilize markets in a way that shale can not substitute for.

  5. Jonathan Zachreson:

    Nonetheless, she's still taking the trip to Mexico, but isn't coming back to teach in person, i'm so baffled that a teacher is able to just cancel synchronous learning at their own whim and not notify staff or not find a substitute to replace.

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#656keep
#759natural
#1001stay
#1056continue
#1243primary
#1275hold
#2464fix
#2590remain
#3085establish
#6032substitute
#6857retain
#12106abide
#17899endure
#18561persist
#38147perpetuate
#68400bide

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