DICTOMETER

UNDERDIREKTØR (Norwegian for "substitute")

(attorney in fact, substitute, vicegerente)

1. Synonyms:
   • Substitute
   • Replacement
   Definitions:
   • a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Substitute
   • Reserve
   • Second-stringer
   Definitions:
   • an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Stand-in
   • Substitute
   • Relief
   • Reliever
   • Backup
   • Backup man
   • Fill-in
   Definitions:
   • someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
   Examples:
   • The star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes
   • We need extra employees for summer fill-ins
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Substitute
   • Replace
   • Interchange
   • Exchange
   Definitions:
   • put in the place of another
   • switch seemingly equivalent items
   Examples:
   • The con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt
   • Substitute regular milk with fat-free milk
   • Synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Substitute
   • Sub
   • Stand in
   • Fill in
   Definitions:
   • be a substitute
   Examples:
   • The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague
   • The skim milk substitutes for cream
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Substitute
   • Deputize
   • Deputise
   • Step in
   Definitions:
   • act as a substitute
   Examples:
   • She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Utility
   • Substitute
   Definitions:
   • capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team
   Examples:
   • A utility infielder
   Antonyms:
   • Primary
   
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Alternate
   • Alternative
   • Substitute
   Definitions:
   • serving or used in place of another
   Examples:
   • An alternative plan
   Antonyms:
   • Primary
   
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Ersatz
   • Substitute
   Definitions:
   • artificial and inferior
   Examples:
   • Ersatz coffee
   • Substitute coffee
   Antonyms:
   • Natural