interchangeably

[in-ter-cheyn-juh-blee]

adverb

1. in a way that allows swapping or exchanging one for the other; in place of each other or in place of something else (sometimes followed bywith ).

   The website confirms that this product can be used interchangeably with other similar products.

   “The left,” “progressives,” “Democrats,” and “liberals” are all terms that are sometimes used interchangeably, though I don't think they should be.

Other Word Forms

• noninterchangeably adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of interchangeably¹

interchangeab(le) ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

Can be used interchangeably with “No way,” in which the person would counter with “Way.”

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These words were often used interchangeably, but with very different meanings that inform what laws apply and how those subject to them are treated.

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No effort is made by Mr. Wilser to distinguish between the two, which appear to be used interchangeably.

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In its reporting, The Times used “residential structure” and “home” interchangeably.

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Department of Justice as unconstitutional racial gerrymanders, a charge Texas Republicans have interchangeably denied in court and cited as the basis for pursuing mid-decade redistricting.

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