Substitution Synonyms

sŭbstĭ-to͝oshən, -tyo͝o-
The act of exchanging or substituting
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. change
  2. commutation
  3. exchange
  4. interchange
  5. shift
  6. switch
  7. trade
  8. transposition
  9. swap
The act of putting one thing or person in the place of another:
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. exchange
  2. replacement
  3. change
  4. permutation
  5. transposition
  6. swap
  7. switch
  8. commutation

Words Related to Substitution

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. substitute
  2. conjugation
  3. acylation

Substitution Sentence Examples

  • The conversation turned back to the substitution of the skeleton and the theft of the small bone from their room.

  • The Japanese victories resulted for Korea in the solemn renunciation of Chinese suzerainty by the Korean king, the substitution of Japanese for Chinese influence, the introduction of many important reforms under Japanese advisers, and of checks on the absolutism of the throne.

  • The substitution of electricity for animal traction was begun in Sao Salvador in 1906.

  • But the trade over berg largely developed on the dis covery of the Kimberley diamond mines, and the progress of the country was greatly promoted by the substitution of the railway for the ox wagon as a means of transport.

  • Substitution takes place usually in the nucleus and only rarely in the side chain, and according to the conditions of the experiment and the nature of the compound acted upon, one or more nitro groups enter the molecule.

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