substituting
Taking another's place
Substituting is putting one thing in place of another.
A recipe might call for substituting yogurt for sour cream.
A coach substitutes a fresh player for a tired one.
The word implies replacement while maintaining the same function: I've been substituting almond milk for dairy.
Trading items mutually
- exchangingTrading between parties
- switchingChanging from one to another
- tradingExchanging for value
- interchangingReciprocally switching between two
alternating · rotating · supplanting · superseding · displacing · ousting · succeeding · relieving
One acting for another
- deputyAuthorized substitute or assistant
- representativeOne who acts for another
- delegateEntrust authority to another
- agentOne who acts independently
stand-in · understudy · alternate · double · locum · relief · replacement · pinch-hitter
Provisional in-between phase
- stopgapTemporary substitute measure
- makeshiftTemporary, improvised substitute
- stand-inTemporary human placeholder
- fill-inTemporary substitute person
backup · placeholder · reserve · fallback · emergency · provisional · short-term · transitional
Another available choice
- replacementWhat takes another's place
- swapExchange one for another
- equivalentSame in value or function
- analogComparable equivalent
plant-based · vegan · dairy-free · gluten-free · sugar-free · low-fat · sweetener · margarine
swapping
Trading items mutually
- exchangingTrading between parties
- switchingChanging from one to another
- tradingExchanging for value
interchanging · alternating · rotating · supplanting · superseding · displacing · ousting · succeeding · relieving · spelling
surrogate
One acting for another
- deputyAuthorized substitute or assistant
- representativeOne who acts for another
- delegateEntrust authority to another
agent · stand-in · understudy · alternate · double · locum · relief · replacement · pinch-hitter · second-string
interim
Provisional in-between phase
- stopgapTemporary substitute measure
- makeshiftTemporary, improvised substitute
- stand-inTemporary human placeholder
fill-in · backup · placeholder · reserve · fallback · emergency · provisional · short-term · transitional · improvised
alternative
Another available choice
- replacementWhat takes another's place
- swapExchange one for another
- equivalentSame in value or function
analog · plant-based · vegan · dairy-free · gluten-free · sugar-free · low-fat · sweetener · margarine · tofu
- conversionconverting, converts, data conversion, file conversion, format conversion
- wordplaypun, puns, punning, punny, punster
- adjustingtuning, readjusting, calibrating, tweaking, modifying
- service tasksserving, greeting, seating, booking, checking in
- filling infilling in, cramming, inserting, stuffing, packing
substitutingkeeping
Holding in custody
retaining · maintaining · preserving · conserving · leaving alone
substitutingfixing
Restoring proper function
establishing · setting · cementing · entrenching · embedding
- word substitutionExchanging terms in text
- import substitutionDomestic production over foreign goods
- substitution cipherEncoding by character replacement
- free substitutionsUnlimited player exchanges allowed