substitutable

adjective

sub·​sti·​tut·​able ˈsəb-stə-ˌtü-tə-bəl How to pronounce substitutable (audio)
-ˈtyü-
: capable of being substituted
substitutability 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
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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 By contrast, volatility does not necessarily hurt consumers, because different food staples are often substitutable. Christopher B. Barrett, Foreign Affairs, 12 July 2011 Every good is substitutable for every other good on some margin. Dominic Pino, National Review, 25 July 2023 Anyway, a lot to chew on there, but the larger cloud has always been the question of whether AI can produce substitutable creative works wholesale. Vulture, 24 May 2023 Shaping consumer demand by shifting advertising and promotion spend to promote the products that are truly substitutable, available and not as impacted by inflationary input costs will help deliver stronger margins while continuing to meet consumers’ needs. Nishat Mehta, Forbes, 10 June 2022 Global Demand for Fossil Fuels Will Be Strong for Decades Fossil fuels provide enormous social and economic benefits that are not easily substitutable. David Trainer, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2021 At the same time, a lot of these goods are hopefully substitutable by other things. Catherine Garcia, The Week, 18 Oct. 2021 The seven pillars are what economists call substitutable—each is as good as any other. Sheon Han, The Atlantic, 20 May 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1805, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of substitutable was in 1805

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“Substitutable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/substitutable. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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