Substituting — synonyms, definition

1. substituting (Noun)

1 synonym

subbing

1 definition

substituting (Noun) — Working as a substitute for someone who is ill or on leave of absence.

1 type of

work

2. substituting (Verb)

8 synonyms

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3 definitions

substituting (Verb) — Put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items. ex. "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk"

substituting (Verb) — Be a substitute. ex. "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet" ex. "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"

substituting (Verb) — Act or speak as a replacement (for someone or something).

10 types of

altering changing exchanging interchanging modifying replacing superceding superseding supervening upon supplanting

6 types

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