substitutive

adjective

ˈsəb-stə-ˌtü-tiv How to pronounce substitutive (audio)
Definition of substitutivenext
as in alternative
taking the place of one that came before his recent religious fanaticism is only the latest substitutive addiction of a person with an addictive personality

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Recent Examples of substitutive This kind of substitutive logic appears in early case histories of anorexia. — Anna Shechtman, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2021 This simple, substitutive kind of automation, Mr. Acemoglu and Mr. Restrepo wrote, threatens not just individual workers, but the economy as a whole. — New York Times, 6 Mar. 2021 Somewhere along the line, a foundational philosophy emerged: Identity is additive, not substitutive. — Monte Reel, Bloomberg.com, 20 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for substitutive
  1. alternative
  2. new
  3. alternate
  4. other
Adjective
  • Arab nations have expressed vehement opposition and offered an alternative reconstruction plan that would leave the Palestinians in place.
    — arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 15 Mar. 2025
  • But Charlamagne on Friday questioned Schumer’s logic, arguing Democrats should have presented an alternative funding measure.
    — Sophia Vento, The Hill, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of alternative
Adjective
  • With respect to Korpisalo, the Sens’ love for their new goaltender has eclipsed their old flame.
    — Julian McKenzie, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The price of eggs has dropped from $7.22 per dozen, just a little less than the all-time high of $8.17 a few days before, to $4.90 in a single week, new data shows.
    — Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of new
Adjective
  • In Bond, characters can’t cross over to alternate realities and meet other versions of themselves.
    — Colin Burnett, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Insights deploys the Times’ in-house Graphene AI content management system to determine a story’s bias, running a word-by-word analysis to generate an alternate view.
    — CNN.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
Definition of alternate
Adjective
  • While the Midwest and the South are bracing for possible severe storms Friday and Saturday, on Thursday there was a critical risk of fire in Texas and other parts of the Great Plains — and the extreme danger will continue into the weekend.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Connor Brown was the only other forward to have a positive Corsi forward percentage.
    — Daniel Nugent-Bowman, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
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