commutable

Definition of commutablenext
as in exchangeable
capable of being substituted in place of one another for most of the book's recipes, fresh and dried herbs are not commutable

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Recent Examples of commutable Data shows movers are favoring commutable suburban areas with new construction and greater affordability. Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
  • Vouchers will be exchangeable for a laundry card preloaded with $8 in credit, which will cover two wash cycles at any temperature and three 10-minute drying cycles.
    Victoria Le, Oc Register, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Also like metrics, these goals are simple, exchangeable, and mostly easy to communicate.
    Big Think, Big Think, 20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • The article by Trammell and Patel has already received some pushback online, largely on the ground that its assumption that capital is perfectly substitutable for labor is unrealistic.
    John Cassidy, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Miller described this as a selective abundance approach, where people with means will spend abundantly on things that have special worth and save abundantly, i.e. trade down, in purchases that are substitutable or replaceable.
    Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Adjective
  • The 2024 second-round pick found a role as a box safety late last season, but new defensive coordinator Dennard Wilson needs interchangeable safeties.
    Dan Duggan, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
  • In the way that Kleenex has become interchangeable with tissue, McCarthyism, for many, is an eponym for the unjust, reprehensible use of political power.
    Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026

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“Commutable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commutable. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.

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