36 entries under substitute topic. ×
| provisional(adjective, continue, unsettled, tentative) | |
| stopgap(adjective, short, replacement, backup) | |
| acting(adjective, continue, short, unsettled) | |
| interim(adjective, present, continue, short) | |
| short-term(adjective, present, continue, short, limited) | |
| alternate(adjective, present, short, replacement) | |
| pro tem(expression, adjective, continue, short) | |
| ad interim(expression, adjective, idiom, continue) | |
| Band-Aid(adjective, present, short, unstable, limited) | |
| make-do(adjective, present, short, unstable, limited) | |
| alternative(extra, crude, replacement, alternate) | |
| deputy(noun, adjective, reserve, replacement) | |
| reserve(extra, replacement, alternate, stalwart) | |
| standby(noun, reserve, extra, replacement) | |
| surrogate(adjective, extra, replacement, alternative) | |
| backup(reserve, extra, replacement, alternative) | |
| expedient(adjective, crude, replacement, alternate) | |
| fill-in(noun, reserve, replacement, alternate) | |
| assistant(reserve, replacement, alternate, stalwart) | |
| auxiliary(extra, replacement, alternative, alternate) |
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