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Substitutable vs Replaceable - What's the difference?

substitutable | replaceable |

As adjectives the difference between substitutable and replaceable

is that substitutable is capable of being used as a substitute, valid as a replacement or alternate item while replaceable is capable of being replaced.

substitutable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • 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.
  • Capable of being substituted.

    • Antonyms

    * nonsubstitutable * unsubstitutable

    replaceable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Capable of being replaced.

    • Antonyms

    * irreplaceable

    Derived terms

    * replaceability