Surrogate synonyms
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Part of speech:
One who receives the authority to speak for or act for another. A proxy is often allowed to vote in place of a corporation’s stockholder(s) at a periodic meeting.
agent (related)
An active power or cause; that which has the power to produce an effect; as, a physical, chemical, or medicinal agent; as, heat is a powerful agent.
One appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him, in his name or his behalf; a substitute in office; a lieutenant; a representative; a delegate; a vicegerent; as, the deputy of a prince, of a sheriff, of a township, etc.
A member of a legislative assembly
delegate (related)
A member of a House of Delegates
substitute (related)
(Sports) A player who is available to replace another if the need arises, and who may or may not actually do so.
An alternate is defined as a person who takes the place of another.
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A backup copy of data, a file, etc.
Something contrived or used to meet an urgent need:
The act or process of replacing or of being replaced; substitution.
real (antonym)
(Mathematics) A real number.
A person or thing that fills a vacancy or gap, often temporarily
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(UK, informal, often in plural) Short for subscription: a payment made for membership of a club, etc.
Set (something) aside.
To usurp the place of, especially through intrigue or underhanded tactics:
Receiving parental care and nurture from those not related to one through legal or blood ties:
reproducer (related)
putative (related)
genetically-related (related)
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To demolish a building and build an updated form of that building in its place.
Find another word for surrogate. In this page you can discover 22 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for surrogate, like: proxy, agent, deputy, representative, delegate, substitute, alternate, backup, expedient, replacement and real.