interchangeable

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adjective

in·​ter·​change·​able ˌin-tər-ˈchān-jə-bəl 

: capable of being interchanged

especially : permitting mutual substitution

interchangeable parts

interchangeability

ˌin-tər-ˌchān-jə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

noun

interchangeableness

ˌin-tər-ˈchān-jə-bəl-nəs 

noun

interchangeably

ˌin-tər-ˈchān-jə-blē 

adverb

interchangeability

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noun

in·​ter·​change·​abil·​i·​ty ˌintə(r)ˌchānjəˈbilətē 

-ətē, 

-i

: the quality or state of being interchangeable

standardization and interchangeability of parts has taken place in a series of small steps

—A. D. H. Kaplan

interchangeability of mass and energy, which has become an essential principle in physics

—Bertrand Russell

Synonyms of interchangeable

Adjective

• exchangeable
• substitutable

Examples of interchangeable in a Sentence

Adjective

the concept of interchangeable parts revolutionized the mass production of manufactured goods

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Gifford was famously interchangeable as a play-by-play man and color analyst. — Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Allie, in particular, is disgusted by the men who treat her as functionally interchangeable with any other available, able-bodied woman. — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026

Those advantages should endure even if AI models themselves become interchangeable. — Amit Joshi, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026

The models powering enterprise agents may become interchangeable, while the permissions, approval rules and workflows governing what those agents can actually do could prove harder to replace. — Victor Dey, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for interchangeable

• exchangeable
• unchangeable
• changeable