surrogate vs substitute

substitute vs surrogate

surrogate and substitute both are nouns.

surrogate and substitute both are adjectives.

surrogate is not a verb while substitute is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
surrogate	Yes	Yes	No	No
substitute	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, substitute is a hypernym of surrogate; that is, substitute is a word with a broader meaning than surrogate:

surrogate: someone who takes the place of another person
substitute: someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)

Other hypernyms of surrogate include backup, backup man, fill-in, relief, reliever, stand-in.

surrogate (noun)	substitute (noun)
a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others	a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
someone who takes the place of another person	someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
	an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced

surrogate (adjective)	substitute (adjective)
providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties	artificial and inferior
	serving or used in place of another
	capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team

surrogate (verb)	substitute (verb)
	put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
	be a substitute
	act as a substitute

Difference between surrogate and substitute

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