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| Main Entry: | |
| 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 |
| Notes: | alternate means 'one after the other' or 'each succeeding the other in turn, especially continuously' and alternative means 'one instead of the other' or 'allowing or necessitating a choice between two or more things' |
| Antonyms: | compulsion, constraint, necessity, obligation, restraint |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | submarine |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sandwich |
| Synonyms: | grinder, hero, hoagie, sub, torpedo |
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