as in exchangeable
capable of being substituted in place of one another
the concept of interchangeable parts revolutionized the mass production of manufactured goods
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Recent Examples of interchangeable
Ellie stays calm and tries to paint her cause as being about justice rather than vengeance, but the two are wholly interchangeable in this circumstance, and the council rightly votes her down.
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2025
Little beasts were well suited to life-size depiction, making their bodies interchangeable with their rendering (especially parts of their anatomy that were essentially two dimensional).
—Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Non-star players are more interchangeable than ever before.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Synthetic scouring pads were invented for these reasons and are largely interchangeable with steel wool.
—Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2025
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2025
Little beasts were well suited to life-size depiction, making their bodies interchangeable with their rendering (especially parts of their anatomy that were essentially two dimensional).
—Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Non-star players are more interchangeable than ever before.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Synthetic scouring pads were invented for these reasons and are largely interchangeable with steel wool.
—Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for interchangeable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interchangeable
substitutable
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The Future of Work Report 2025 of the World Economic Forum underscores that roles least substitutable by AI — teachers, mentors, coaches — will grow in importance, shifting societal appreciation towards human-centric skills.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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As long as China is tightly bound to the United States and Europe through the trade of high-value goods that are not easily substitutable, the West will be far more effective in deterring the country from taking destabilizing actions.—
Zongyuan Zoe Liu,
Foreign Affairs,
6 Aug. 2024
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“Interchangeable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interchangeable. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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