substitution

English Thesaurus

1. the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: (noun.act)

hypernym	:	change,
definition	:	the action of changing something (noun.act)

hyponym	:	replacement, replacing,
definition	:	the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another (noun.act)

hyponym	:	subrogation,
definition	:	(law) the act of substituting of one creditor for another (noun.act)

hyponym	:	ablactation, weaning,
definition	:	the act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammal (noun.act)

2. an event in which one thing is substituted for another (noun.event)

hypernym	:	fluctuation, variation,
definition	:	an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change (noun.event)

3. the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: (noun.act)

derivation	:	exchange, switch, switch over,
definition	:	change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence (verb.change)

derivation	:	commute, permute, transpose,
definition	:	change the order or arrangement of (verb.change)

derivation	:	commute, transpose,
definition	:	exchange positions without a change in value (verb.change)

derivation	:	exchange, interchange, replace, substitute,
definition	:	put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items (verb.possession)

derivation	:	exchange,
definition	:	hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent (verb.social)

4. an event in which one thing is substituted for another (noun.event)

derivation	:	alternate, flip, flip-flop, interchange, switch, tack,
definition	:	reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) (verb.change)

derivation	:	exchange, switch, switch over,
definition	:	change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence (verb.change)

derivation	:	replace,
definition	:	substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected) (verb.change)

derivation	:	exchange, interchange, replace, substitute,
definition	:	put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items (verb.possession)

derivation	:	fill in, stand in, sub, substitute,
definition	:	be a substitute (verb.possession)

derivation	:	swap, switch, swop, trade,
definition	:	exchange or give (something) in exchange for (verb.possession)

5. the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: (noun.act)

derivation	:	exchange, switch, switch over,
definition	:	change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence (verb.change)

derivation	:	commute, permute, transpose,
definition	:	change the order or arrangement of (verb.change)

derivation	:	commute, transpose,
definition	:	exchange positions without a change in value (verb.change)

derivation	:	exchange, interchange, replace, substitute,
definition	:	put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items (verb.possession)

derivation	:	exchange,
definition	:	hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent (verb.social)

6. an event in which one thing is substituted for another (noun.event)

derivation	:	alternate, flip, flip-flop, interchange, switch, tack,
definition	:	reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) (verb.change)

derivation	:	exchange, switch, switch over,
definition	:	change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence (verb.change)

derivation	:	replace,
definition	:	substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected) (verb.change)

derivation	:	exchange, interchange, replace, substitute,
definition	:	put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items (verb.possession)

derivation	:	fill in, stand in, sub, substitute,
definition	:	be a substitute (verb.possession)

derivation	:	swap, switch, swop, trade,
definition	:	exchange or give (something) in exchange for (verb.possession)