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substitute, utility | capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team | |
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substitute, replacement | a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another | |
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reserve, substitute, second-stringer | an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced | |
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substitute, deputize, deputise, step in | act as a substitute | |
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substitute, sub, stand in, fill in | be a substitute | |
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relief, fill-in, backup, substitute, reliever, stand-in, backup man | someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult) | |
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ersatz, substitute | artificial and inferior | |
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substitute, replace, interchange, exchange | put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items | |
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alternative, alternate, substitute | serving or used in place of another |