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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Something that can be substituted for something else; a viable replacement.

Adjective

1. 1
   Capable of being used as a substitute; valid as a replacement or alternate item.

   "Stevia is not substitutable for sugar in baking: the recipes won't work; they taste terrible."

2. 2
   Capable of being substituted.

Adjective

1. 1
   capable of being exchanged for another or for something else that is equivalent wordnet
2. 2
   (of words) interchangeable in a given context without changing the import of the expression wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

commutableexchangeableexpendableinterchangeablereplaceablesynonymous

Antonyms

All antonyms

nonsubstitutableunsubstitutable

Example

More examples

"Stevia is not substitutable for sugar in baking: the recipes won't work; they taste terrible."

Etymology

From substitute + -able.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.