4
sub(noun, adjective, person, informal, model)
3
backup man
3
counterfeit(model, substitute, mannequin)
3
extra(noun, character, lead, star, substitute)
3
false
3
ghost(replacement, alternative, alternate, deputy, backup)
3
imitation(model, substitute, mannequin)
3
pinch-hitter(noun, reserve, replacement, alternative, alternate)
3
reserve(noun, adjective, cover, substitute, replacement)
3
ringer(noun, copy, match, model, double)
3
substitution(noun, substitute)
3
support
3
token
2
agent(noun, substitute, voice, replacement, representative)
2
alter ego(noun, expression, double, clone, look-alike)
2
assistant(reserve, substitute, replacement, alternate, deputy)
2
attorney
2
changeling(replacement, alternative, alternate, backup, surrogate)
2
copy(noun, match, model, double, clone)
2
emissary(noun, deputy)
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