substitutable
Can be exchanged
Substitutable describes something that can be replaced by another thing serving the same purpose.
In economics, goods are substitutable when consumers will switch between them based on price or availability: Butter and margarine are substitutable for most recipes.
The term appears in technical and academic contexts more than everyday speech.
Able to replace another
- fungibleReplaceable by equivalent items
- swappableAble to be exchanged
- transposableAble to switch positions
- commutableAble to be exchanged
exchangeable · switchable · mutual · reciprocal · convertible · indistinguishable · undifferentiated · uniform
Able to be exchanged
- expendableAble to be sacrificed
- dispensableAble to be sacrificed
- disposableMade for one use
- nonessentialNot required or needed
removable · spare · backup · redundant · surplus · duplicate · reserve · extra
One acting for another
- stand-inTemporary human placeholder
- alternateOccur in succession
- deputyAuthorized substitute or assistant
- replacementWhat takes another's place
backup · fill-in · understudy · locum · pinch-hitter · relief · temp · stopgap
Same in value or function
- analogousComparable in certain respects
- comparableAble to be likened
- commensurateEqual in measure
- correspondingMatching in character
tantamount · similar · akin · homologous · coequal · equal · parallel · matching
interchangeable
Able to replace another
- fungibleReplaceable by equivalent items
- swappableAble to be exchanged
- transposableAble to switch positions
commutable · exchangeable · switchable · mutual · reciprocal · convertible · indistinguishable · undifferentiated · uniform · homogeneous
replaceable
Able to be exchanged
- expendableAble to be sacrificed
- dispensableAble to be sacrificed
- disposableMade for one use
nonessential · removable · spare · backup · redundant · surplus · duplicate · reserve · extra · auxiliary
surrogate
One acting for another
- stand-inTemporary human placeholder
- alternateOccur in succession
- deputyAuthorized substitute or assistant
replacement · backup · fill-in · understudy · locum · pinch-hitter · relief · temp · stopgap · placeholder
equivalent
Same in value or function
- analogousComparable in certain respects
- comparableAble to be likened
- commensurateEqual in measure
corresponding · tantamount · similar · akin · homologous · coequal · equal · parallel · matching · congruent
substitutableirreplaceable
Having no adequate substitute
nonsubstitutable · noninterchangeable · unexchangeable · indispensable · essential
substitutableunique
Only one exists
one-of-a-kind · distinctive · singular · sui generis · unparalleled
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