replaceable

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/ɹɪˈpleɪsəbəl/

adjective

Capable of being replaced.

“The machine uses a replaceable filter.”

Similar
substitutableexchangeableinterchangeablesimilar
Opposite
irreplaceable
Less commonScrabble 17
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Meanings

adjectivereplaceable (comparative more replaceable, superlative most replaceable)

comparative more replaceable · superlative most replaceable

  1. Capable of being replaced.

    The machine uses a replaceable filter.

    3 more examples

    a replaceable battery    replaceable parts

    He knew he was not easily replaceable at work.

    Because of deregulation and the drive to lower costs, Mr. Lorr said, truckers are now regarded by many companies as just another replaceable part. Some can barely eke out a living.

    2020 September 24, Alex Williams, “The Ugly (and Glorious) Truth About American Supermarkets”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 01 Nov 2020

    Synonyms: substitutable · Antonyms: irreplaceable

nounreplaceable (plural replaceables)

plural replaceables

  1. Anything that can be replaced.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveCapable of being replaced.

Similar
substitutable
Opposite
irreplaceable

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivecapable of being replaced

Similar
exchangeableinterchangeablesimilar
Opposite
irreplaceable
Also see
exchangeablefungibleinterchangeablesimilarstandardisedstandardized

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From replace + -able.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian сменяем, заменим
  • сменяем (smenjaem)capable of being replaced
  • заменим (zamenim)capable of being replaced
Catalan reemplaçable, substituïble
  • reemplaçablecapable of being replaced
  • substituïblecapable of being replaced
Czech nahraditelný
  • nahraditelnýcapable of being replaced
Dutch vervangbaar
  • vervangbaarcapable of being replaced
Esperanto anstataŭigebla
  • anstataŭigeblacapable of being replaced
Finnish korvattavissa oleva, korvattava
  • korvattavissa olevacapable of being replaced
  • korvattavacapable of being replaced
French remplaçable, substituable
  • remplaçablecapable of being replaced
  • substituablecapable of being replaced
German ersetzbar, auswechselbar
  • ersetzbarcapable of being replaced
  • auswechselbarcapable of being replaced
  • wechselbarcapable of being replaced
  • austauschbarcapable of being replaced
Hungarian pótolható, (substitutable) helyettesíthető
  • pótolhatócapable of being replaced
  • (substitutable) helyettesíthetőcapable of being replaced
  • cserélhetőcapable of being replaced
  • kicserélhetőcapable of being replaced
Italian sostituibile, rimpiazzabile
  • sostituibilecapable of being replaced
  • rimpiazzabilecapable of being replaced
Polish wymienny, zastępowalny
  • wymiennycapable of being replaced
  • zastępowalnycapable of being replaced
Portuguese substituível
  • substituívelcapable of being replaced
Romanian substituibil, înlocuibil
  • substituibilcapable of being replaced
  • înlocuibilcapable of being replaced
Russian заменимый, замещаемый
  • заменимый (zamenimyj)capable of being replaced
  • замещаемый (zameščajemyj)capable of being replaced
  • сменный (smennyj)capable of being replaced
Spanish reemplazable, sustituible
  • reemplazablecapable of being replaced
  • sustituiblecapable of being replaced
Cite this entry
APA

replaceable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/replaceable

MLA

“replaceable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/replaceable. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “replaceable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/replaceable.

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