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Synonyms for sub in English

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sub:
- substitute; switch; replacement; sub; submarine; pigboat; U-boat
- substitute; sub; fill in; stand in

English

Detailed Synonyms for sub in English

sub:

sub [the ~] noun

the sub
the substitute; the replacement; the sub
- substitute [the ~] noun
- replacement [the ~] noun
- sub [the ~] noun
the switch
– an event in which one thing is substituted for another ¹
- switch [the ~] noun
the sub

– a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes ¹
the sub; the submarine; the pigboat; the U-boat
– a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes ¹
- sub [the ~] noun
- submarine [the ~] noun
- pigboat [the ~] noun
- U-boat [the ~] noun

sub verb

sub

– be a substitute ¹
substitute; sub; to fill in; stand in
– be a substitute ¹
- substitute verb
  - The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague¹
  - The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet¹
- sub verb
- fill in verb (fills in, filled in, filling in)
- stand in verb

Related Words for "sub":

subs

Alternate Synonyms for "sub":

bomber; grinder; hero; hero sandwich; hoagie; hoagy; Cuban sandwich; Italian sandwich; poor boy; submarine; submarine sandwich; torpedo; wedge; zep; sandwich
pigboat; U-boat; submersible; submersible warship
substitute; stand in; fill in; exchange; change; interchange

Related Definitions for "sub":

a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes¹
be a substitute¹

Related Synonyms for sub

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University