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Showing words for SUBSTITUTION using the English dictionary

12 Letter Words for Substitution

substitution

9 Letter Words for Substitution

outstunts

8 Letter Words for Substitution

oustitis, outstunt, stibious, stuntist, subitous, subunits, tuitions

7 Letter Words for Substitution

biotins, bonists, buisson, buttons, intuito, intuits, ostitis, oustiti, outsins, outsits, sinuous, stotins, subunit, sunsuit, tintist, tubists, tuition, unbitts, unstout, unsuits, ustions

6 Letter Words for Substitution

biniou, binits, binous, bionts, biosis, biotin, bisson, bonist, buists, button, bututs, inbits, insist, intuit, notist, otitis, oubits, outsin, outsit, snouts, stints, stoits, stotin, stouns, stouts, stunts, subito, suints, suttin, tossut, tsotsi, tubist, tunist, tuttis, unbitt, unsuit, ustion

5 Letter Words for Substitution

binit, bints, biont, bison, bisso, bisti, bitis, bitos, bitts, boist, bonus, botts, bottu, bouns, bouts, buist, bunts, bussu, busti, busto, busts, butin, butos, butsu, butts, butut, intis, inuit, inust, nisus, nitos, nobis, nobut, notus, obiit, obits, oints, oisin, oubit, ousts, sinus, sison, sitio, situs, snibs, snits, snobs, snots, snout, snubs, souts, stint, stion, stobs, stoit, stots, stott, stoun, stout, stubs, stuns, stunt, subst, suint, suist, suits, sunis, tints, tissu, titis, toist, toits, tonus, touns, toust, touts, tsubo, tunis, tutin, tutti, tutto, tutus, unbit, unist, units, unius

4 Letter Words for Substitution

bino, bins, bint, bion, bios, bist, biti, bito, bits, bitt, bons, bosn, boss, boti, bots, bott, boun, bout, buns, bunt, buss, bust, buto, buts, butt, ibis, init, inst, inti, into, ions, isis, isnt, isos, iuus, nibs, nisi, nist, nito, nits, nobs, nots, nott, nous, nout, nubs, nuts, obis, obit, obus, oint, onst, onus, otis, otus, oust, outs, sibs, sins, sion, sisi, sist, siti, sits, situ, snib, snit, snob, snot, snub, sobs, sons, sots, sous, sout, stib, stob, stot, stub, stun, stut, subs, suit, suni, suns, sunt, susi, susu, tins, tint, titi, tits, toit, tons, toss, tots, toun, tout, tsun, tubs, tuis, tuno, tuns, tunu, tuts, tutu, unio, unis, unit, unto, utis

3 Letter Words for Substitution

bin, bio, bis, bit, bns, bon, bos, bot, btu, bun, bus, but, ins, int, ion, ios, iou, isn, iso, ist, its, nib, nis, nit, nob, nos, not, nub, nus, nut, obi, obs, oii, ois, oni, ons, ont, osi, oui, ous, out, sib, sin, sis, sit, sob, son, sot, sou, ssu, sub, sui, sun, sus, tbs, tib, tin, tis, tit, tiu, tnt, tob, toi, ton, tos, tot, tou, tsi, tss, tst, tub, tui, tun, tut, ubi, uit, unb, uni, uns, ust, usu, uti, uts, utu

Definitions for Substitution

[1] a person or thing acting or serving in place of another.
[2] (formerly) a person who, for payment, served in an army or navy in the place of a conscript.
[3] Grammar . a word that functions as a replacement for any member of a class of words or constructions, as do in He doesn't know but I do.
[4] to put (a person or thing) in the place of another.
[5] to take the place of; replace.
[6] Chemistry . to replace (one or more elements or groups in a compound) by other elements or groups.
[7] to act as a substitute.
[8] of or relating to a substitute or substitutes.
[9] composed of substitutes.
[10] the act of substituting or state of being substituted
[11] something or someone substituted
[12] maths the replacement of a term of an equation by another that is known to have the same value in order to simplify the equation
[13] maths logic the uniform replacement of one expression by another substitution instance an expression so derived from another
[14] (often foll by for) to serve or cause to serve in place of another person or thing
[15] chem to replace (an atom or group in a molecule) with (another atom or group)
[16] logic maths to replace (one expression) by (another) in the context of a third, as replacing x + y for x in 3 x = k gives 3 x + 3 y = k
[17] a person or thing that serves in place of another, such as a player in a game who takes the place of an injured colleague (as modifier ) a substitute goalkeeper Often shortened to: sub
[18] grammar another name for pro-form
[19] Canadian another name for supply teacher
[20] nautical another word for repeater (def. 5)
[21] (formerly) a person paid to replace another due for military service

Words related to Substitution

substitutetrade, swap, change, exchange

Words nearby Substitution

substitutesubstantive right, substantivize, substation, substernal goiter, substituent, substitute, substitution, substitution cipher, substitution product, substitution reaction, substitution therapy

Origin of Substitution

e1350–1400; Middle English < Latin substitūtus (past participle of substituere to put in place of), equivalent to sub- sub- + -stitū-, combining form of statū-, past participle stem of statuere (see substituent) + -tus past participle suffix

Other words from Substitution

sub·sti·tut·a·ble , adjective
sub·sti·tut·a·bil·i·ty , noun
sub·sti·tut·er , noun
sub·sti·tut·ing·ly , adverb
sub·sti·tu·tion , noun
sub·sti·tu·tion·al , sub·sti·tu·tion·ar·y [suhb-sti-too -shuh -ner-ee, -tyoo -] /ˌsʌb stɪˈtu ʃəˌnɛr i, -ˈtyu-/ , adjective
sub·sti·tu·tion·al·ly , adverb
in·ter·sub·sti·tut·a·bil·i·ty , noun
in·ter·sub·sti·tut·a·ble , adjective
in·ter·sub·sti·tu·tion , noun
non·sub·sti·tut·ed , adjective
non·sub·sti·tu·tion , noun
non·sub·sti·tu·tion·al , adjective
non·sub·sti·tu·tion·al·ly , adverb
non·sub·sti·tu·tion·ar·y , adjective
pre·sub·sti·tute , verb (used with object), pre·sub·sti·tut·ed, pre·sub·sti·tut·ing.
pre·sub·sti·tu·tion , noun
pro·sub·sti·tu·tion , adjective
un·sub·sti·tut·ed , adjective

Word origin for Substitution

eC16: from Latin substituere, from sub- in place of + statuere to set up

Synonyms for Substitution

change, exchange, swap, trade