Synonyms of surrogate
10 similar words
Another word for surrogate is substitute. Other synonyms of surrogate are stand-in and fill-in.
Synonyms and similar words for surrogate
nounA substitute (usually of a person, position or role).
- fill-in
- ghost
- proxy
- replacement
- stand-in
- substituteA replacement or stand-in for something that achieves a similar result or purpose.
Meaning of surrogate
- noun A substitute (usually of a person, position or role).
- noun A person or animal that acts as a substitute for the social or pastoral role of another, such as a surrogate parent.
- noun A deputy for a bishop in granting licences for marriage.
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Questions about synonyms of surrogate
- What is another word for surrogate?
- Surrogate has 10 synonyms on Word.ws, such as substitute, stand-in and fill-in.
- What does surrogate mean?
- Surrogate means a substitute (usually of a person, position or role).
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Adapted from Wiktionary: surrogate (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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