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Best answers for Substitute – Crossword Clue


Answer: alterego


Clue Length Answer
Substitute3 letterssub
  1. Definition: 1. be a substitute; "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"; "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet"

Substitute4 letterslieu
  1. Definition: 1. the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of"

Substitute4 letterstemp
  1. Definition: 1. a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis

Substitute4 lettersvary
  1. Definition: 1. become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"

Substitute4 lettersswap
  1. Definition: 1. an equal exchange; "we had no money so we had to live by barter"

Substitute4 lettersvice
  1. Definition: 1. a specific form of evildoing; "vice offends the moral standards of the community"

Substitute4 letterssign
  1. Definition: 1. a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened); "he showed signs of strain"; "they welcomed the signs of spring"

Substitute5 lettersshift
  1. Definition: 1. change gears; "you have to shift when you go down a steep hill"

Substitute5 lettersalter
  1. Definition: 1. remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?"

Substitute5 letterstrade
  1. Definition: 1. do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes"

Substitute5 lettersagent
  1. Definition: 1. the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause

Substitute5 lettersspare
  1. Definition: 1. an extra component of a machine or other apparatus

Substitute5 letterssuper
  1. Definition: 1. to an extreme degree; "extremely cold"; "extremely unpleasant"

Substitute5 lettersvicar
  1. Definition: 1. a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman

Substitute5 letterslocum
  1. Definition: 1. someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession

Substitute5 lettersproxy
  1. Definition: 1. a power of attorney document given by shareholders of a corporation authorizing a specific vote on their behalf at a corporate meeting

Substitute5 letterstoken
  1. Definition: 1. something of sentimental value

Substitute5 lettersscrub
  1. Definition: 1. (of domestic animals) not selectively bred

Substitute6 lettersstring
  1. Definition: 1. a necklace made by a stringing objects together; "a string of beads"; "a strand of pearls";

Substitute6 lettersswitch
  1. Definition: 1. flog with or as if with a flexible rod

Substitute6 lettersagency
  1. Definition: 1. how a result is obtained or an end is achieved; "a means of control"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success"

Substitute6 lettersmodify
  1. Definition: 1. cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

Substitute6 lettersersatz
  1. Definition: 1. an artificial or inferior substitute or imitation

Substitute6 letterssymbol
  1. Definition: 1. something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible; "the eagle is a symbol of the United States"

Substitute6 letterschange
  1. Definition: 1. the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election"

Substitute6 lettersresort
  1. Definition: 1. act of turning to for assistance; "have recourse to the courts"; "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort"

Substitute6 lettersringer
  1. Definition: 1. (horseshoes) the successful throw of a horseshoe or quoit so as to encircle a stake or peg

Substitute6 lettersfillin

    Substitute6 lettersrelief
    1. Definition: 1. (law) redress awarded by a court; "was the relief supposed to be protection from future harm or compensation for past injury?"

    Substitute6 lettersredeem
    1. Definition: 1. convert into cash; of commercial papers

    Substitute6 lettersreplac

      Substitute6 lettersdeputy
      1. Definition: 1. an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent

      Substitute6 letterssecond
      1. Definition: 1. in the second place; "second, we must consider the economy"

      Substitute6 lettersrefuge
      1. Definition: 1. a shelter from danger or hardship

      Substitute6 letterssupply
      1. Definition: 1. state or say further; "`It doesn't matter,' he supplied"

      Substitute6 lettersdepute
      1. Definition: 1. give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

      Substitute7 lettersring-in

        Substitute7 lettersrelieve
        1. Definition: 1. take by stealing; "The thief relieved me of $100"

        Substitute7 lettersstandby
        1. Definition: 1. ready for emergency use; "a standby generator"; "a standby crew"

        Substitute7 lettersstopgap
        1. Definition: 1. something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency

        Substitute7 letterssupport
        1. Definition: 1. something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest; "the policy found little public support"; "his faith was all the support he needed"; "the team enjoyed the support of their fans"

        Substitute7 lettersutility
        1. Definition: 1. the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility; "the cost of utilities never decreases"; "all the utilities were lost after the hurricane"

        Substitute7 lettersremodel
        1. Definition: 1. do over, as of (part of) a house; "We are remodeling these rooms"

        Substitute7 lettersrestore
        1. Definition: 1. return to its original or usable and functioning condition; "restore the forest to its original pristine condition"

        Substitute7 lettersstandin

          Substitute7 lettersreserve
          1. Definition: 1. the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary

          Substitute7 lettersreplace
          1. Definition: 1. substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected); "He replaced the old razor blade"; "We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago"; "the insurance will replace the lost income"; "This antique vase can never be replaced"

          Substitute7 letterswalk-on

            Substitute7 letterscommute
            1. Definition: 1. travel back and forth regularly, as between one's place of work and home

            Substitute8 lettersalterego

              Substitute8 lettersspurious
              1. Definition: 1. intended to deceive; "a spurious work of art"

              Substitute8 lettersreserves
              1. Definition: 1. civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army

              Substitute8 lettersstand-in

                Substitute8 letterssupplant
                1. Definition: 1. take the place or move into the position of; "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school"

                Substitute8 lettersrecourse
                1. Definition: 1. act of turning to for assistance; "have recourse to the courts"; "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort"

                Substitute8 lettersresource
                1. Definition: 1. a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed; "the local library is a valuable resource"

                Substitute8 lettersexchange
                1. Definition: 1. a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one); "they had a bitter exchange"

                Substitute9 letterssecondary
                1. Definition: 1. being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate; "the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher"; "a secondary source"; "a secondary issue"; "secondary streams"

                Substitute9 letterstemporary
                1. Definition: 1. a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis

                Substitute9 lettersalternate
                1. Definition: 1. do something in turns; "We take turns on the night shift"

                Substitute9 letterstentative
                1. Definition: 1. under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon; "probationary employees"; "a provisional government"; "just a tentative schedule"

                Substitute9 letterssurrogate
                1. Definition: 1. a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others

                Substitute9 lettersvicarious
                1. Definition: 1. suffered or done by one person as a substitute for another; "vicarious atonement"

                Substitute9 letterssimulated

                  Substitute9 lettersdiversify
                  1. Definition: 1. vary in order to spread risk or to expand; "The company diversified"

                  Substitute9 lettersrepresent
                  1. Definition: 1. serve as a means of expressing something; "The flower represents a young girl"

                  Substitute10 lettersunderstudy
                  1. Definition: 1. be an understudy or alternate for a role

                  Substitute10 lettersvicegerent

                    Substitute10 lettersprocurator

                      Substitute10 lettersquidproquo

                        Substitute11 lettersput-up-with

                          Substitute11 lettersprovisional
                          1. Definition: 1. under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon; "probationary employees"; "a provisional government"; "just a tentative schedule"

                          Substitute11 letterscontrivance

                            Substitute11 lettersbenchwarmer

                              Substitute11 lettersreplacement
                              1. Definition: 1. the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; "replacing the star will not be easy"

                              Substitute12 lettersthird-string

                                Substitute12 letterssubstitution
                                1. Definition: 1. an event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"

                                Substitute13 letterssecond-string
                                1. Definition: 1. being a replacement or substitute for a regular member of a team; "a second-string pitcher"

                                Substitute14 lettersvice-president

                                  Substitute14 lettersrepresentative
                                  1. Definition: 1. an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose; "the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government"


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