Synonyms for interchangeable
- adjective
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Exchangeable
Other
equivalent, fungible, alternate, mutual, reciprocal, conversable, convertible dated
Definitions
- adj. 1
Freely substitutable; that may be swapped at will.
Eli Whitney's development of interchangeable parts was a breakthrough for modern manufacturing. Prior to that, each part had to be made custom.
Related words
- Word family
- interchangeability interchangeableness
Choose the right word
To consider synonymous words identical is fatal to accuracy; to forget that they are similar, to some extent equivalent, and sometimes interchangeable, is destructive of freedom and variety.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- standardized Hindi and Urdu are standardized varieties of the Hindustani language.
- exchangeable This ticket is non-exchangeable and non-refundable.
- equivalent Heimat is a German word with no English equivalent.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| interchangeable | falling | |
| standardized | steady | |
| exchangeable | falling | |
| equivalent | falling | |
| fungible | rising | |
| conversable | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- mutual3
- 7 letters
- similar3
- 8 letters
- fungible3
- 9 letters
- alternate3
- 10 letters
- equivalent4, reciprocal4
- 11 letters
- convertible4, conversable
- 12 letters
- standardized3, standardised, exchangeable4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (mutual3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- interchangeable
- Italiano
- intercambiabile