substitute vs double
double vs substitutesubstitute and double both are nouns.
substitute and double both are adjectives.
substitute and double both are verbs.
substitute is not an adverb while double is an adverb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| substitute | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| double | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
As nouns,
double is a hyponym of
substitute; that is, double is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
substitute:
- substitute: someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
- double: a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts
| substitute (noun) | double (noun) |
|---|---|
| a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another | a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base |
| someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult) | raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2 |
| an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced | a quantity that is twice as great as another |
| someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor) | |
| a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts |
| substitute (adjective) | double (adjective) |
|---|---|
| artificial and inferior | used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis |
| serving or used in place of another | used of flowers having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangements |
| capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team | having two meanings with intent to deceive |
| large enough for two | |
| twice as great or many | |
| consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs | |
| having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities |
| substitute (verb) | double (verb) |
|---|---|
| put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items | increase twofold |
| be a substitute | hit a two-base hit |
| act as a substitute | do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions |
| make or do or perform again | |
| bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain | |
| make a demand for (a card or suit) |
| substitute (adverb) | double (adverb) |
|---|---|
| to double the degree | |
| two together | |
| downward and forward |
Words related to "substitute"
- alter
- alternate
- alternative
- artificial
- athlete
- backup
- backup man
- bench
- bench warmer
- change
- compeer
- cover
- deputise
- deputize
- double
- equal
- equivalent
- ersatz
- exchange
- fill in
- fill-in
- interchange
- jock
- locum
- locum tenens
- match
- modify
- peer
- pinch hitter
- poor relation
- reduce
- relief
- reliever
- replace
- replacement
- reserve
- retool
- second-stringer
- secondary
- shift
- stand in
- stand-in
- step in
- sub
- subrogate
- substituting
- substitution
- succedaneum
- successor
- supersede
- supervene upon
- supplant
- surrogate
- truncate
- unreal
- utility
Words related to "double"
- actor
- ambiguous
- backup
- backup man
- ball
- base hit
- baseball
- baseball game
- bend
- bid
- big
- bivalent
- botany
- call
- card game
- cards
- clone
- copy
- dead ringer
- doer
- double over
- double up
- doubled
- doubling
- doubly
- dual
- duple
- duplicate
- equivocal
- fill-in
- flex
- forked
- function
- geminate
- genetic science
- genetics
- go
- hit
- image
- large
- line double
- line-drive double
- look-alike
- manifold
- multiple
- multiply
- operate
- phytology
- raise
- recapitulate
- redouble
- reduplicate
- relief
- reliever
- repeat
- replicate
- reproduce
- ringer
- run
- safety
- single
- stand-in
- stunt man
- stunt woman
- substitute
- three-fold
- threefold
- treble
- twice
- two-bagger
- two-base hit
- two-baser
- two-fold
- twofold
- valence
- valency
- work
- worker
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