SUBSTITUTION as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • 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”
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) substitution is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • an event in which one thing is substituted for another
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood
    Hypernyms(s) substitution is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)