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substitute vs replacement

replacement vs substitute

substitute and replacement both are nouns.

substitute is an adjective but replacement is not an adjective.

substitute is a verb but replacement is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
substitute Yes Yes Yes No
replacement Yes No No No
As nouns, substitute and replacement are synonyms defined as:
  • substitute and replacement: a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
As nouns, replacement is a hyponym of substitute; that is, replacement 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)
  • replacement: someone who takes the place of another person
Other hyponyms of substitute include locum, locum tenens, double, alternate, surrogate.
substitute (noun) replacement (noun)
a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another
someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult) a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced an event in which one thing is substituted for another
a person who follows next in order
someone who takes the place of another person
filling again by supplying what has been used up
substitute (adjective) replacement (adjective)
artificial and inferior
serving or used in place of another
capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team
substitute (verb) replacement (verb)
put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
be a substitute
act as a substitute
Difference between substitute and replacement

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