Antonyms for substitutes


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : suhb-sti-toot, -tyoot
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsʌb stɪˌtut, -ˌtyut


Definition of substitutes

Origin :
  • early 15c. in transitive sense, 1888 as intransitive, from Latin substitutus, past participle of substituere (see substitution). Related: Substituted; substituting.
  • noun someone or something that takes the place of another
  • verb interchange, exchange
Example sentences :
  • I can only say, that the substitutes you propose are not suited to my condition.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume V (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
  • And so it would fare with me, as it does with them that are turned out of doors by their substitutes.
  • Extract from : « The Praise of Folly » by Desiderius Erasmus
  • Hundreds of thousands of substitutes will, therefore, be thrown out of work.
  • Extract from : « Another Sheaf » by John Galsworthy
  • Still, in all the substitutes there seemed to me a reminiscence of what they replaced.
  • Extract from : « Masterpieces of Mystery » by Various
  • It substitutes an aptitude for what ought to be pure acquirement.
  • Extract from : « The Bramleighs Of Bishop's Folly » by Charles James Lever
  • But, in other sections, many will find it necessary to use straw and other substitutes.
  • Extract from : « Cattle and Their Diseases » by Robert Jennings
  • Then came Helvétius and Holbach, not merely with criticism, but with substitutes.
  • Extract from : « Diderot and the Encyclopdists » by John Morley
  • Don't you worry, for I'll have eleven men and three or four substitutes.
  • Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Pursuit » by Burt L. Standish
  • These relations are substitutes for social feelings that do not exist.
  • Extract from : « The Psychology of Nations » by G.E. Partridge
  • But the above assumption is dispensed with by Lynn who substitutes one of his own.
  • Extract from : « The Story of Eclipses » by George Chambers

Synonyms for substitutes

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