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substitutable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English

Syllables
sub-sti-tutable
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of being used as a substitute; valid as a replacement or alternate item.

adj

Capable of being substituted.

noun

Something that can be substituted for something else; a viable replacement.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English substitute Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English substitutable From substitute + -able.

Inflected Forms

more substitutable (comparative) most substitutable (superlative) substitutables (plural)

Derived Forms

intersubstitutable substitutably

Synonyms

commutable

Antonyms

nonsubstitutable unsubstitutable

Questions

What does substitutable mean?
Capable of being used as a substitute; valid as a replacement or alternate item.
Where does substitutable come from?
Etymology tree English substitute Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English substitutable From substitute + -able.

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