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| Main Entry: |
sub
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | substitute |
| Synonyms: | alternate, auxiliary, backup, below, replacement, second, standby, understudy |
| Main Entry: | alternative |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | possible choice |
| Synonyms: | back-up, druthers, opportunity, option, other, other fish in sea, other fish to fry, pick, preference, recourse, redundancy, selection, sub, substitute, take it or leave it |
| Antonyms: | compulsion, constraint, necessity, obligation, restraint |
| Main Entry: | collateral |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | indirect, secondary |
| Synonyms: | accessory, accompanying, added, adjunctive, adjuvant, ancillary, appurtenant, attendant, auxiliary, circuitous, coincident, complementary, concomitant, concurrent, confirmatory, coordinate, corresponding, corroborative, dependent, incident, lateral, not lineal, parallel, related, roundabout, satellite, side, sub, subordinate, subservient, subsidiary, supporting, tributary, under |
| Antonyms: | chief, direct, main, primary, principal |
Example Sentences
- The hatch is closed, the sub is on the hook and the crane is lowering me down.
- Grant sub award or subcontracting experience is desirable.
- They may take a day off but it is to have a sub administer a test so they can get caught up on grading/ planning prep/ etc.
| Main Entry: | deputy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | assistant, agent |
| Synonyms: | aide, ambassador, appointee, assembly member, backup, commissioner, councilor, delegate, dogcatcher, factor, legate, lieutenant, minister, proxy, regent, replacement, representant, representative, second-in-command, sub, subordinate, substitute, surrogate |
| Antonyms: | chief, manager |
| Main Entry: | dummy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mannequin |
| Synonyms: | copy, counterfeit, duplicate, figure, form, imitation, manikin, model, ringer, sham*, stand-in, sub, substitute |
| Antonyms: | being, entity |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hero |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | submarine sandwich |
| Synonyms: | grinder, hoagie, sub, submarine, torpedo |
| Main Entry: | replace |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take the place of; put in place of |
| Synonyms: | alter, back up, change, compensate, displace, fill in, follow, front for, give back, mend, oust, outplace, patch, pinch hit for, put back, reconstitute, recoup, recover, redeem, redress, reestablish, refund, regain, reimburse, reinstate, repay, restitute, restore, retrieve, ring, ring in, shift, sit in, stand in, stand in lieu of, step into shoes of, sub, substitute, succeed, supersede, supplant, supply, swap places, take out, take over, take over from |
| Antonyms: | leave alone |
| Main Entry: | sandwich |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | grinder |
| Synonyms: | BLT, Dagwood, Reuben, club sandwich, hero*, hoagie, open-faced sandwich, sub, submarine sandwich |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | standby |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | substitute |
| Synonyms: | assistant, backup, deputy, double, fill-in, pinch-hitter, relief, replacement, reserve, stalwart, stand-in, sub, successor, temp, temporary, understudy |
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