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 | : | commute, transpose, |
definition | : | exchange positions without a change in value (verb.change) |
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 | : | 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 | : | 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 | : | commute, transpose, |
definition | : | exchange positions without a change in value (verb.change) |
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 | : | 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 | : | swap, switch, swop, trade, |
definition | : | exchange or give (something) in exchange for (verb.possession) |
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