Substitutes
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:13 ptsWWF:16 pts11 letters
Definition of Substitutes
noun
verb
- To use in place of something else, with the same function.
"I had no shallots so I substituted onion."
- (in the phrase "substitute X for Y") To use X in place of Y.
"I had to substitute new parts for the old ones."
- (in the phrase "substitute X with/by Y") To use Y in place of X; to replace X with Y.
"I had to substitute old parts with the new ones."
- To remove (a player) from the field of play and bring on another in his place.
"He was playing poorly and was substituted after twenty minutes"
- To serve as a replacement (for someone or something).
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