Antonyms for interchangeable


Grammar : Adj
Spell : in-ter-cheyn-juh-buh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn tərˈtʃeɪn dʒə bəl


Definition of interchangeable

Origin :
  • late 14c. (implied in interchangeably), from inter- + changeable. Related: Interchangeability.
  • adj identical, transposable
Example sentences :
  • To do worship, and to do honour, were then interchangeable terms.
  • Extract from : « Clare Avery » by Emily Sarah Holt
  • The careless often use these two words as though they were interchangeable.
  • Extract from : « The Verbalist » by Thomas Embly Osmun, (AKA Alfred Ayres)
  • The two looked alike in Portland; they were interchangeable.
  • Extract from : « A Preface to Politics » by Walter Lippmann
  • And the words home and wife were interchangeable and stood for the same thing.
  • Extract from : « The Backwash of War » by Ellen N. La Motte
  • Why, thought he, should not the parts of a clock be made so they would be interchangeable?
  • Extract from : « Christopher and the Clockmakers » by Sara Ware Bassett
  • Cementing may be done by hand or by machine, and the workers are not interchangeable.
  • Extract from : « Women in the Printing Trades. » by Various
  • It is knowledge, and knowledge, like coin, is interchangeable.
  • Extract from : « Revolution and Other Essays » by Jack London
  • The officers were interchangeable with those of the guards and line.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 6 » by Various
  • The cover is interchangeable and can be placed on almost any kettle.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 » by Various
  • He made the first interchangeable standard for parts of lathes.
  • Extract from : « Time Telling through the Ages » by Harry Chase Brearley

Synonyms for interchangeable

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