Synonyms for substitution
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of substituting or the state of being substituted.
In this football tournament, three substitutions can be made during the match.
- n. 2
A substitute or replacement.
Gary is off this weekend, so Jeff will be his substitution.
Related words
- Phrases
- blood substitution penal substitution
- Is a kind of
- loan
Forms
- Plural
- substitutions → replacements, transpositions, permutations, switches…
Example sentences
- replacement Are you already thinking of a replacement for Tom?
- permutation Every possible permutation of our world exists in a separate universe.
- exchange Our exchange students are leaving Japan next week.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| substitution | falling | |
| replacement | steady | |
| permutation | rising | |
| transposition | rising | |
| exchange | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- proxy2
- 6 letters
- change1, switch1
- 8 letters
- exchange2
- 11 letters
- replacement3, permutation4, commutation4
- 13 letters
- transposition
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (proxy2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- substitution