SUBSTRATE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SUBSTRATE?

Need another word that means the same as “substrate”? Find 1 synonym and 30 related words for “substrate” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Substrate” are: substratum

Substrate as a Noun

Definitions of "Substrate" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “substrate” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The substance that is acted upon by an enzyme or ferment.
• An underlying substance or layer.
• The surface or material on or from which an organism lives, grows, or obtains its nourishment.
• The substance on which an enzyme acts.
• An indigenous language that contributes features to the language of an invading people who impose their language on the indigenous population.
• A surface on which an organism grows or is attached.
• Any stratum or layer lying underneath another.
• A material which provides the surface on which something is deposited or inscribed, for example the silicon wafer used to manufacture integrated circuits.

Synonyms of "Substrate" as a noun (1 Word)

substratum

An indigenous language that contributes features to the language of an invading people who impose their language on the indigenous population. A geological substratum.

Usage Examples of "Substrate" as a noun

• The gardener talked about the proper substrate for acid-loving plants.
• Optical disk substrates.
• The Celtic languages of Britain are a substrate for English.
• Brachiopods attached to the substrate by a stalk.

Associations of "Substrate" (30 Words)

abate	(of something unpleasant or severe) become less intense or widespread. The storm suddenly abated.
base	A known line used as a geometrical base for trigonometry. The painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats.
basilar	Of or situated at the base of something, especially of the skull, or of the organ of Corti in the ear. The basilar membrane of the cochlea.
bedrock	Solid rock underlying loose deposits such as soil or alluvium. Honesty is the bedrock of a good relationship.
bottom	Provide with a bottom or a seat. They did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms.
cornerstone	A stone that forms the base of a corner of a building, joining two walls. A national minimum wage remained the cornerstone of policy.
curtail	Terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent. Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries.
debase	Corrupt debase or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones. War debases people.
demoralize	Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality. The boss s behavior demoralized everyone in the office.
depress	Press down. These news depressed her.
down	Drink down entirely. The down trend in the real estate market.
downgrade	An instance of reducing someone or something’s rank, status, or level of importance. Downgrades by debt rating agencies outnumber upgrades by five to one.
downstairs	Situated downstairs. She called him downstairs.
enzyme	Any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions.
ground	With reference to a ship run or go aground. They called for a retrial on the grounds of the new evidence.
groundwork	Lowest support of a structure. We are prepared today because of groundwork that was done ten years ago.
layer	Arrange in a layer or layers. They can be increased from cuttings and layers.
lower	Set lower. The lower levels of the building.
nether	Lower. Gnawed his nether lip.
pedestal	Set or support on a pedestal. Pedestalled dishes.
prop	A propeller that rotates to push against air. A jug of milk with a note propped against it.
retrench	Make (an employee) redundant. Right wing parties which seek to retrench the welfare state.
riffraff	Disparaging terms for the common people.
rooted	Exhausted; worn out. The front wheel looks rooted.
rundown	A concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court. A rundown in the business would be a devastating blow to the local economy.
shrinkage	The act of stealing goods that are on display in a store. The material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage.
stairs	A flight of stairs or a flight of steps.
subsidence	The sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it. The race was abandoned because of subsidence of the track.
under	Under water. See under for further discussion.
underside	The bottom or lower side or surface of something. The sordid underside of the glamorous 1980s.