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substitutive
adjective
formaluk /ˈsʌb.stɪ.tjuː.tɪv/ us /ˌsʌb.stəˈtuː.t̬ɪv/
used or able to be used instead of another thing or person:
Almost 80% of the individuals included in the study had been under opiate substitutive treatment.
The new treatment is likely to be substitutive of conventional therapy.
Private health insurance does not play a substitutive role, as it only covers the costs of treatment in the private sector.
Social media is both complementary and substitutive to the arts.
Only a substitutive market would constitute a real alternative to statutory health insurance.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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alternatively
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behalf
change over
compensation
instead of
lieu
make up for something
name
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shoe
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someone's answer to someone/somethingidiom
spare
sub out something
substitutability
substitutable
substitution
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