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substitutionthe action of replacing someone or something with another person or thing

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the action of replacing someone or something with another person or thing

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌsʌbstɪˈtuːʃən/

Korean meaning: 대체, 교체, 치환

Korean pronunciation: 섭스티**튜**션

Example Sentences

  • The pizza place ran out of pepperoni, so I agreed to a mushroom substitution.
  • The substitution of artificial sweeteners for sugar helped reduce calories.
  • My mom's substitution of cauliflower for rice fooled absolutely nobody.

substitution

NOUN

//ˌsʌbstɪˈtuːʃən//

the action of replacing someone or something with another person or thing

substitution concept
💡 Concept

A soccer coach makes a player substitution during the match

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substitution rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Constitutional substitution leads to resolution!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌsʌbstɪˈtuːʃən/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌsʌbstɪˈtjuːʃən/

🌳Etymology

Prefixsub--
Rootstitut
Suffix--ion

Origin

라틴어에서 온 단어로, '아래에 놓다'는 의미에서 시작되어 '다른 것으로 바꾸어 놓다'는 뜻으로 발전했습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

constitutioninstitutionresolution
constitution
institution
resolution

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The pizza place ran out of pepperoni, so I agreed to a mushroom substitution.

The substitution of artificial sweeteners for sugar helped reduce calories.

😄 Fun example

My mom's substitution of cauliflower for rice fooled absolutely nobody.

The teacher allowed substitution of the final exam with a research project.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

replacementexchangeswapchangeswitch

Antonyms

retentionmaintenancepreservation

Related

substitutereplacealternativesurrogate