substitutions
Players exchanged mid-game
Substitutions are things put in place of others.
A recipe might call for substitutions when you lack ingredients: Use yogurt as a substitution for sour cream.
In sports, substitutions are players who replace others during a game.
In linguistics and cryptography, substitution replaces one element with another according to rules or patterns.
Exchange of commodities
- swapExchange one for another
- barterDirect goods-for-goods exchange
- reciprocityMutual exchange of actions
- quid-pro-quoExchange of equivalents
transaction · exchange · switcheroo · changeover · trade-off · trade-in · turnover
Available courses of action
- choicesAvailable options to pick
- variantsDiffering forms of something
- alternativesOther available options
- replacementsItems taking others' places
selections · possibilities · versions · swaps · exchanges · stand-ins · fill-ins · backups
Shared seating surface
- lineupOrdered list of participants
- rosterList of members
- reserveSupply kept back
- playerGame participant
rotation · depth · tactical · timeout · injury · rest · fatigue · formation
Manufactured replacement body part
- implantDevice placed inside tissue
- graftIllicit political gain
- transplantMove tissue between bodies
- artificialMade, not natural
synthetic · bionic · replacement · donor · recipient · organ · tissue · valve
Symbolic communication system
- cipherHidden writing system
- encryptionConverting data into code
- decryptionConverting ciphertext to plaintext
- cryptographyScience of secure messaging
ciphertext · plaintext · key · alphabet · letter · symbol · encoding · decoding
trade
Exchange of commodities
- swapExchange one for another
- barterDirect goods-for-goods exchange
- reciprocityMutual exchange of actions
quid-pro-quo · transaction · exchange · switcheroo · changeover · trade-off · trade-in · turnover
options
Available courses of action
- choicesAvailable options to pick
- variantsDiffering forms of something
- alternativesOther available options
replacements · selections · possibilities · versions · swaps · exchanges · stand-ins · fill-ins · backups · spares
bench
Shared seating surface
player · rotation · depth · tactical · timeout · injury · rest · fatigue · formation · midfielder
prosthesis
Manufactured replacement body part
- implantDevice placed inside tissue
- graftIllicit political gain
- transplantMove tissue between bodies
artificial · synthetic · bionic · replacement · donor · recipient · organ · tissue · valve · joint
code
Symbolic communication system
- cipherHidden writing system
- encryptionConverting data into code
- decryptionConverting ciphertext to plaintext
cryptography · ciphertext · plaintext · key · alphabet · letter · symbol · encoding · decoding · transposition
flour
Milled grain powder
egg · cream · milk · cheese · yogurt · tofu · tempeh · applesauce · honey · aquafaba
- coaching decisionstime out, rotation, benching, lineup changes, challenge flag
- coaching termswhistle, clipboard, playbook, strategy, timeout
- Delivery AppsDoorDash, Grubhub, Instacart, Uber Eats, Postmates
- restaurant policiesreservations, dress code, no smoking, tipping, corkage fee
- postgamefinal score, box score, stats, team stats, highlights
- Football Managermanager, head coach, transfers, tactics, formations
substitutionsoriginals
Authentic first versions
genuine articles · first choices · starters · defaults · regulars
substitutionsretentions
Acts of keeping possession
preservations · continuations · consistencies · holdovers · fixtures
- word substitutionExchanging terms in text
- import substitutionDomestic production over foreign goods
- substitution cipherEncoding by character replacement
- free substitutionsUnlimited player exchanges allowed