ɒl.ˈtɜː(ɹ).nət ˈɔl.tɚ.nət ɒl.ˈtɜː(ɹ).nə.tɪv ɔl.ˈtɝ.nə.tɪv ˈbækˌʌp ˈdɛpjətaɪz ˈdɛpjutaɪz ˈɜːsæts ˈɝsæts ɪntə(ɹ)ˈtʃeɪndʒ ɪntɚˈtʃeɪndʒ ɹɪˈpleɪs ɹɪˈpleɪsmənt ɹɪˈzɝv ɹɪˈzɜːv

ˈsʌbstɪtʃuːt ˈsʌbstɪtut ˈsʌbstɪtʃuːt ˈsʌbstɪtut juːˈtɪl.ɪ.ti artificial and inferior ersatz coffee substitute coffee serving or used in place of another an alternative plan capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team a utility infielder put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt substitute regular milk for fat-free milk synonyms can be interchanged without changing the context's meaning be a substitute The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague The skim milk substitutes for cream — we are on a strict diet act as a substitute She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult) the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes we need extra employees for summer fill-ins an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced