substitutes

/S AH1 B S T AH0 T UW0 T S/
noun
  1. 1

    A replacement or stand-in for something that achieves a similar result or purpose.

  2. 2

    A player who is available to replace another if the need arises, and who may or may not actually do so.

  3. 3

    One who enlists for military service in the place of a conscript.

Synonyms

verb
  1. 1

    To use in place of something else, with the same function.

    โ€œI had no shallots so I substituted onion.โ€

  2. 2

    (in the phrase "substitute X for Y") To use X in place of Y.

    โ€œI had to substitute new parts for the old ones.โ€

  3. 3

    (in the phrase "substitute X with/by Y") To use Y in place of X; to replace X with Y.

    โ€œI had to substitute old parts with the new ones.โ€

  4. 4

    To remove (a player) from the field of play and bring on another in his place.

    โ€œHe was playing poorly and was substituted after twenty minutesโ€

  5. 5

    To serve as a replacement (for someone or something).

Synonyms

noun
  1. 1

    A good that a consumer perceives as similar to another good, which decreases the demand for that other good

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/substitute, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/substitute%20good, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/substitutes