18
sympathetic(adjective, feeling, understanding, kind, friendly)
15
delegated(adjective, substitute, another, done, secondhand)
9
indirect(adjective, inferior, last, minor, subordinate)
9
surrogate(noun, adjective, extra, auxiliary, another)
9
secondary(adjective, inferior, last, minor, subordinate)
8
substitute(adjective, extra, alternative, auxiliary, supernumerary)
8
proxy(noun, adjective, extra, substitute, auxiliary)
6
pretended(adjective, another, done, secondhand, felt)
6
deputed(adjective, another, done, secondhand, felt)
6
commissioned(adjective, another, done, secondhand, mediated)
5
ersatz(extra, auxiliary, substitution, supernumerary)
4
deputy
4
phony
4
makeshift(extra, auxiliary, supernumerary)
4
representative(adjective, extra, auxiliary, supernumerary)
4
substituted(adjective, another, done, secondhand, mediated)
3
empathetic(adjective, preferred, another, done, secondhand)
3
eventual(adjective, inferior, last, minor, subordinate)
3
minor(adjective, inferior, subordinate)
3
substitutional(adjective, another, done, secondhand, mediated)
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