Substitution — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an event in which one thing is substituted for another

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˌʌbstɪtˈuːʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/sˌʌbstɪtjˈuːʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˌʌbstɪtjˈuːʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /sˌʌbstɪtˈuːʃən/.

Examples

the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood
he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

transposition replacement switch commutation exchange permutation

Parts of Speech

noun	an event in which one thing is substituted for another “the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood”
noun	the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: “he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help”

Word Forms

substitute	verb	be a substitute
replace	verb	substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
switch	verb	exchange or give (something) in exchange for
exchange	verb	hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent
commute	verb	exchange positions without a change in value

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Auswechslung

ein Ereignis, bei dem eine Sache durch eine andere ersetzt wird

🇪🇸Spanish

sustitución

Evento en el que una cosa se sustituye por otra.

🇮🇹Italian

sostituzione

un evento in cui una cosa viene sostituita con un'altra

🇳🇱Dutch

vervanging

een gebeurtenis waarbij het ene door het andere wordt vervangen

🇵🇹Portuguese

substituição

um evento em que uma coisa é substituída por outra

🇷🇺Russian

замена

событие, при котором одна вещь заменяется другой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रतिस्थापन

एक घटना जिसमें एक चीज़ को दूसरी चीज़ से बदल दिया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রতিস্থাপন

একটি ইভেন্ট যেখানে একটি জিনিস অন্যটির জন্য প্রতিস্থাপিত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

மாற்று

ஒரு பொருள் மற்றொன்றுக்கு மாற்றாக இருக்கும் நிகழ்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రత్యామ్నాయం

ఒక విషయం మరొకదానికి ప్రత్యామ్నాయంగా ఉండే సంఘటన

🇮🇳Marathi

बदली

एक घटना ज्यामध्ये एक गोष्ट दुसऱ्यासाठी बदलली जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

અવેજી

એક ઘટના જેમાં એક વસ્તુ બીજી વસ્તુને બદલે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪರ್ಯಾಯ

ಒಂದು ವಸ್ತುವನ್ನು ಇನ್ನೊಂದಕ್ಕೆ ಬದಲಿಸುವ ಘಟನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പകരംവയ്ക്കൽ

ഒരു കാര്യം മറ്റൊന്നിന് പകരം വയ്ക്കുന്ന ഒരു സംഭവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਦਲ

ਇੱਕ ਘਟਨਾ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੂਜੀ ਲਈ ਬਦਲੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

متبادل

ایک ایسا واقعہ جس میں ایک چیز دوسری چیز کی جگہ لے لی جاتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

替代

用一种事物代替另一种事物的事件

🇯🇵Japanese

置換

あるものが別のものに置き換わる出来事

🇰🇷Korean

치환

한 가지가 다른 것으로 대체되는 사건

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thay thế

một sự kiện trong đó một thứ được thay thế cho một thứ khác

🇹🇭Thai

การทดแทน

เหตุการณ์ที่สิ่งหนึ่งถูกแทนที่ด้วยสิ่งอื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

substitusi

suatu peristiwa di mana satu hal digantikan dengan yang lain

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpapalit

isang pangyayari kung saan ang isang bagay ay pinapalitan ng isa pa

🇲🇾Malay

penggantian

peristiwa di mana satu perkara digantikan dengan yang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الاستبدال

حدث يتم فيه استبدال شيء بشيء آخر

🇮🇷Persian

جایگزینی

رویدادی که در آن یک چیز جایگزین چیز دیگری می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

ikame

bir şeyin başka bir şeyin yerine geçtiği bir olay

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַחלָפָה

אירוע שבו דבר אחד מוחלף באחר

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