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surrogate

[sur-uh-geyt, -git, suhr-, sur-uh-geyt, suhr-] / ˈsɜr əˌgeɪt, -gɪt, ˈsʌr-, ˈsɜr əˌgeɪt, ˈsʌr- /
NOUN
person or thing that acts as
Synonyms
STRONGEST
proxy stand-in
STRONG
alternate backup delegate deputy expediency expedient fill in makeshift recourse refuge replacement representative resort resource stopgap sub
WEAK
pinch hitter substitute agent
Antonyms
STRONG
permanent
WEAK
real

Example Sentences

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These include the theater’s posh director Meredith Potter; Stella’s bumbling surrogate father, Uncle Vernon; and the heartthrob P.L.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Nkanu was one of twin boys born in 2024, using a surrogate.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

So being a single father by choice is a rarer phenomenon, and doing so via gestational surrogacy, in which the surrogate mother bears no genetic link to the child she carries, is rarer yet.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

We also have healthcare surrogate documents in case we become ill.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 10, 2026

They had been advertising for months—discreetly, Madeline added—for a surrogate with the right characteristics, and had found no one.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.