substitutive
Taking another's place
Substitutive describes something that serves as a substitute or replacement for something else.
A substitutive ingredient replaces one that's unavailable: She used applesauce as a substitutive for oil in the recipe.
In grammar, substitutive refers to words or forms that replace others: a substitutive pronoun.
The word is formal and relatively uncommon outside technical contexts.
One acting for another
- stand-inTemporary human placeholder
- deputyAuthorized substitute or assistant
- representativeOne who acts for another
- agentOne who acts independently
delegate · understudy · double · locum · pinch-hitter · stunt double · body double · avatar
Available course of action
- choiceAct of selecting
- variantDiffering form of something
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
- equivalentSame in value or function
fallback · plan B · selection · possibility · preference · secondary · other · alternate
Provisional in-between phase
- stopgapTemporary substitute measure
- makeshiftTemporary, improvised substitute
- provisionalConditional and possibly temporary
- pro temTemporarily in place
fill-in · band-aid · ad hoc · expedient · improvised · tentative · short-term · holding
Exchange one for another
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- interchangeReciprocal transfer between parties
- tradeExchange of commodities
- switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
supplanting · supersession · commutation · transference · conversion · transplant · relay · changeover
surrogate
One acting for another
- stand-inTemporary human placeholder
- deputyAuthorized substitute or assistant
- representativeOne who acts for another
agent · delegate · understudy · double · locum · pinch-hitter · stunt double · body double · avatar · placeholder
option
Available course of action
equivalent · fallback · plan B · selection · possibility · preference · secondary · other · alternate · stand-in
interim
Provisional in-between phase
- stopgapTemporary substitute measure
- makeshiftTemporary, improvised substitute
- provisionalConditional and possibly temporary
pro tem · fill-in · band-aid · ad hoc · expedient · improvised · tentative · short-term · holding · bridging
swap
Exchange one for another
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- interchangeReciprocal transfer between parties
- tradeExchange of commodities
switch · supplanting · supersession · commutation · transference · conversion · transplant · relay · changeover · displacement
- word substitutionExchanging terms in text
- import substitutionDomestic production over foreign goods
- substitution cipherEncoding by character replacement
- free substitutionsUnlimited player exchanges allowed