The difference between Relief and Substitute

When used as nouns, relief means the removal of stress or discomfort, whereas substitute means a replacement or stand-in for something that achieves a similar result or purpose.

Relief is also adjective with the meaning: characterized by surface inequalities.

Substitute is also verb with the meaning: to use in place of something else, with the same function.

check bellow for the other definitions of Relief and Substitute

  1. Relief as a noun:

    The removal of stress or discomfort.

    Examples:

    "I sighed with relief when I found out that my daughter hadn't got lost, but was waiting for me at home."

  2. Relief as a noun:

    The feeling associated with the removal of stress or discomfort.

  3. Relief as a noun:

    The person who takes over a shift for another.

    Examples:

    "Officer Schmidt can finally go home because his relief has arrived."

  4. Relief as a noun:

    Aid or assistance offered in time of need.

  5. Relief as a noun (legal):

    Court-ordered compensation, aid, or protection, a redress.

  6. Relief as a noun:

    A lowering of a tax through special provisions; short for tax relief.

  1. Relief as a noun:

    A type of sculpture or other artwork in which shapes or figures protrude from a flat background.

  2. Relief as a noun:

    The apparent difference in elevation in the surface of a painting or drawing made noticeable by a variation in light or color.

  3. Relief as a noun:

    The difference of elevations on a surface.

    Examples:

    "the relief on that part of the Earth's surface"

  1. Relief as an adjective (of a surface):

    Characterized by surface inequalities.

  2. Relief as an adjective:

    Of or used in letterpress.

  1. Substitute as a verb (transitive):

    To use in place of something else, with the same function.

    Examples:

    "I had no shallots so I substituted onion."

  2. Substitute as a verb (transitive):

    In the phrase "substitute X for Y", to use X in place of Y. With increasing frequency used in the semantically opposite sense (see [http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/193079?isAdvanced=false&result=3&rskey=zYLG08&#eid20118763 the OED's notes]).

    Examples:

    "I had to substitute new parts for the old ones."

  3. Substitute as a verb (transitive):

    In the phrase "substitute X with/by Y", to use Y in place of X; to replace X with Y

    Examples:

    "I had to substitute old parts with the new ones.'' (<small>This usage was formerly proscribed.</small>)"

  4. Substitute as a verb (transitive, sports):

    To remove (a player) from the field of play and bring on another in his place.

    Examples:

    "He was playing poorly and was substituted after twenty minutes"

  5. Substitute as a verb (intransitive):

    To serve as a replacement (for someone or something)

  1. Substitute as a noun:

    A replacement or stand-in for something that achieves a similar result or purpose.

  2. Substitute as a noun (sports):

    A player who is available to replace another if the need arises, and who may or may not actually do so.

  3. Substitute as a noun (historical):

    One who enlists for military service in the place of a conscript.

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