adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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CMU ARPABET:IH2 N T ER0 CH EY1 N JH AH0 B L IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:IH2 N ER0 CH EY1 N JH AH0 B L IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adv
Meaning 1
With the ability of being interchanged or swapped.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adverb
Meaning 2
in an interchangeable manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
these terms can be used interchangeably
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English interchangeable Middle English -ly English -ly English interchangeably From interchangeable + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Finnish:
keskenään vaihtokelpoisesti
— with the ability of being interchanged
Finnish:
vaihtovuoroisesti
— with the ability of being interchanged
German:
synonym
— with the ability of being interchanged
German:
austauschbar
— with the ability of being interchanged
Greek:
εναλλακτικά
(enallaktiká)
— with the ability of being interchanged
Swedish:
utbytbart
— with the ability of being interchanged
Swedish:
omväxlande
— with the ability of being interchanged
Swedish:
synonymt
— with the ability of being interchanged