6
secondary(place, lower, inferior, additional, subsequent)
6
stand-in(noun, adjective, substitute, replacement, alternate)
5
double(noun, place, lower, inferior, substitute)
5
makeshift(noun, adjective, counterfeit, near, reserve)
5
possibility(noun, choice, decision, selection, option)
5
understudy(noun, substitute, replacement, alternate)
5
alternatively
5
discretional(adjective, open, free, voluntary, elective)
5
dummy(noun, extra, substitute, replacement, alternate)
5
elective(adjective, open, free, voluntary, optional)
5
ersatz(extra, crude, auxiliary, substitution, supernumerary)
5
imitation(noun, extra, substitute, auxiliary, supernumerary)
5
recourse(noun, remedy, substitute, replacement, alternate)
5
relief(noun, replacement, alternate, option, recourse)
5
reserve(noun, adjective, counterfeit, spare, near)
5
succedaneum(noun, replacement, alternate, substitution)
4
fill-in(noun, substitute, replacement, alternate, stand-in)
4
substitution(noun, substitute, replacement, substitution)
4
counterfeit(noun, extra, substitute, auxiliary, supernumerary)
4
proxy(noun, extra, substitute, replacement, alternate)
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