45
alternate(noun, verb, adjective, person, change)
36
replace(verb, move, change, cover, remove)
34
surrogate(noun, adjective, person, agent, representative)
34
replacement(noun, adjective, person, reserve, extra)
30
alternative(noun, adjective, conjunction, uncertainty, spare)
24
proxy(noun, verb, adjective, exchange, agent)
23
stand-in(noun, adjective, person, cover, model)
23
backup(noun, adjective, agent, representative, alternative)
23
delegate(noun, verb, agent, representative, assistant)
22
deputy(noun, agent, representative, assistant, someone)
21
switch(verb, move, change, give, cover)
20
second(noun, verb, adjective, extra, agent)
20
supplant(verb, change, cover, follow, alter)
19
double(noun, cover, reserve, alternative, someone)
18
understudy(noun, cover, reserve, replacement, someone)
17
representative(noun, adjective, agent, alternative, assistant)
17
sub(noun, verb, phrasal verb, person, change)
15
change(verb, move, change, give, cover)
15
makeshift(noun, adjective, support, help, ability)
14
ersatz(adjective, fake, informal, false, counterfeit)
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