substitution

/sˌʌbstɪtˈuʃən/ · 4 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. an event in which one thing is substituted for another
   “the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood”
2. the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another:
   “he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help”

Synonyms for substitution

• permutation
• transposition
• replacement
• switch
• exchange
• commutation

Words that rhyme with substitution

• resolution
• execution
• constitution
• contribution
• dissolution
• institution
• lilliputian
• solution
• distribution
• convolution
• diminution
• pollution
• prosecution
• restitution
• retribution
• revolution
• absolution
• attribution
• devolution
• dilution
• electrocution
• evolution
• ablution
• counterrevolution
• destitution
• elocution
• persecution
• prostitution
• redistribution
• lucian