substitution

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of substituting or the state of being substituted.
2. (countable, uncountable) A substitute or replacement.
3. (countable, especially, uncountable) The replacement of an atom, or group of atoms, in a compound, with another.
4. (countable, uncountable) The expansion of the lexicon of a language by native means in correspondence to a foreign term.

Synonyms

replacement

change

exchange

transposition

commutation

alternation

displacement

supersession

permutation

switch

substitute

shift

shifting

interchange

subrogation

interchanging

deputizing

assignment

rotation

alteration

switching

reservation

reversal

revision

sales

secondment

sub

substituting

supersede

supplant

supplanting

swap

swop

trade

transfer

transference

translocation

transplant

understudy

SUB

change of ownership

metalepsis

transplantation

replacement reaction

substitution reaction

aubstitute

translation

replacemente

adjournment

amendments

Translations

substitution

sostituzione

remplacement

sustitución

Ersatz

substituição

Substitution

vervanging

substitución

αντικατάσταση

substitució

reemplazo

aflossing

υποκατάσταση

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌsʌbstəˈtuʃən/

Etymology

From Middle French substitution, from Late Latin substitutio.