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Substitutive vs Substitutable - What's the difference?

substitutive | substitutable |

As adjectives the difference between substitutive and substitutable

is that substitutive is characteristic of, or serving as a substitute while substitutable is capable of being used as a substitute, valid as a replacement or alternate item.

substitutive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Characteristic of, or serving as a substitute

    • Derived terms

    * substitutive nomenclature ----

    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