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commutable

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Capable of commuting or being commuted.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

subject to alteration or change

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the death sentence was commutable to life imprisonment

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: incommutable

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

capable of being exchanged for another or for something else that is equivalent

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: substitutable

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From commute + -able.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Manx: yn-vaylartagh — capable of being commuted
  • Romanian: comutabil — capable of being commuted