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substitutable

adjective
sub·​sti·​tut·​able | \ ˈsÉ™b-stÉ™-ËŒtü-tÉ™-bÉ™l How to pronounce substitutable (audio) , -ˈtyü-\

Definition of substitutable

: capable of being substituted
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Other Words from substitutable

substitutability \ ËŒsÉ™b-​stÉ™-​ËŒtü-​tÉ™-​ˈbi-​lÉ™-​tÄ“ How to pronounce substitutability (audio) , -​ËŒtyü-​ \ noun

Examples of substitutable in a Sentence

for our purposes, the quart and the liter are close enough to be substitutable for one another

Recent Examples on the Web

 Dependence is mutual: Spotify needs labels more than ever, in part because music is not substitutable. — Cherie Hu, Billboard, "Should Spotify Try to Become the 'Netflix Of Music'? Not So Fast," 6 Sep. 2017 This is because undocumented immigrants’ labor is not directly substitutable with that of other workers. — Mark Humphery-jenner, Slate Magazine, "Mass Deportations Aren’t Just Inhumane," 27 Feb. 2017

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First Known Use of substitutable

1805, in the meaning defined above

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