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substitute(noun, verb, adjective, person, change)
11
alternate(noun, adjective, person, cover, subject)
10
inferior(adjective, low, minor, secondary, lesser)
10
submarine(noun, snack, torpedo, sandwich)
9
stand in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, change, cover)
8
subject(adjective, low, inferior, minor, secondary)
8
subordinate(adjective, inferior, sensitive, agent, apt)
7
surrogate(noun, person, thing, agent, substitute)
7
collateral(adjective, low, inferior, subject, secondary)
7
fill-in(noun, adjective, informal, reserve, substitute)
7
fill in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, change, cover)
7
grinder(noun, snack, torpedo, submarine)
7
pigboat
7
replacement(noun, adjective, person, reserve, agent)
6
backup(noun, adjective, reserve, agent, substitute)
6
hoagie(noun, snack, torpedo, grinder, submarine)
6
minor(adjective, low, subordinate, secondary, lesser)
6
pinch-hit(verb, phrasal verb, informal, substitute)
6
secondary(adjective, low, inferior, sensitive, minor)
6
subaltern(noun, low, subject, sensitive, minor)
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