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substitution

/ˌsʌb.stɪˈtu.ʃən/noun4 syllables

Substitution means: an event in which one thing is substituted for another.

Synonyms for substitution6

noun, as in an event in which one thing is substituted for another

permutation, transposition, replacement, switch

noun, as in the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another:

exchange, commutation

What does substitution mean?2

noun

1

an event in which one thing is substituted for another“the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood”

2

the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another:

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with substitution?20

three syllables

solutionpollutiondilution

five syllables

redistribution
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Substitution in a sentence

  • In professional soccer matches, there are only three substitutions allowed per game.orcrist
  • Algeria needs to follow an import-substitution regime.Amastan
  • Jazz musicians often like to use tritone substitutions.Just_Some_Guy
  • Is Algeria really following a policy of import substitution?Amastan
  • At half time, both teams made substitutions.Vanilla
  • In an official game, each team uses eleven players, and can make three substitutions in official competitions.DJ_Saidez
  • No one will notice the substitution.carlosalberto
  • You all learned way back in calculus that you can do integration by substitution. Remember that?Waldelfe

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Forms of substitution

as a noun

plural
substitutions