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[ in-ter-cheyn-juh-buhl ] / ˌɪn tərˈtʃeɪn dʒə bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR interchangeable ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective(of two things) capable of being put or used in the place of each other: interchangeable symbols. (of one thing) capable of replacing or changing places with something else: an interchangeable part. Origin of interchangeableFirst recorded in 1400–50; interchange + -able; replacing late Middle English entrechaungeable, from Middle French entrechangeable synonym study for interchangeable2. See exchangeable. OTHER WORDS FROM interchangeablein·ter·change·a·bil·i·ty, in·ter·change·a·ble·ness, nounin·ter·change·a·bly, adverbnon·in·ter·change·a·bil·i·ty, nounnon·in·ter·change·a·ble, adjective non·in·ter·change·a·ble·ness, nounnon·in·ter·change·a·bly, adverbun·in·ter·change·a·ble, adjective Words nearby interchangeableinterceptor, intercession, intercessor, intercessory, interchange, interchangeable, interchurch, intercilium, Intercity, interclass, interclavicle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for interchangeableLots of interchangeable parts: That is how China can roll out so many missile types so quickly. How China Will Track—and Kill—America’s Newest Stealth Jets|Bill Sweetman|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST Materials and mediums are interchangeable—a metaphor, we learn, for mixing and breaking hierarchies of race, class, and more. Saatchi Resurrects Ancient Pangaea with Show Featuring South American and African Artists|Chloë Ashby|April 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST But across post-Soviet Ukraine the three have long been regarded as interchangeable and inseparable. The Mafia Ruling Ukraine’s Mobs|Jamie Dettmer|March 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST We sink into the domesticated blandness of our interchangeable, modern-era selves. Duck! Reality TV Returns Us to the Dark Age of Tribal Warfare|James Poulos|December 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Voice already had two winners in a row who were, by and large, interchangeable with Colon and Paul. Danielle Bradbery Wins ‘The Voice.’ But She Won’t Be a Star.|Kevin Fallon|June 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST This arrangement of interchangeable tins is also important as facilitating easy cleaning. The Romance of Modern Mechanism|Archibald Williams The reamer is especially desirable for interchangeable work, when all holes must have a smooth finish and be of the same diameter. Turning and Boring|Franklin D. Jones Page 96: 'numquam' and 'nunquam' are interchangeable; they both mean 'never', or 'not'. Feudal England -- Historical Studies On The Eleventh And Twelfth Centuries|J.H. Round But does not this interchangeable use of the words imply a close relation between the two orders of being? Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St Luke|Henry Burton These terms must be interchangeable, unless we are playing at "make-believe," when we say that a spirit is a child of God. What and Where is God?|Richard La Rue Swain
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