substitute
/ˈsəbstəˌtut/
विकल्प
noun
1. replacement
a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
2. reserve, second-stringer
an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced
3. stand-in, 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"
verb
1. 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 for fat-free milk"
"synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning"
2. 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"
3. deputize, deputise, step in
act as a substitute
"She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold"
adjective
1. utility
capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team
"a utility infielder"
2. alternate, alternative
serving or used in place of another
"an alternative plan"
3. ersatz
artificial and inferior
"ersatz coffee"
"substitute coffee"
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