interchangeably

American  

[in-ter-cheyn-juh-blee] / ˌɪn tərˈtʃeɪn dʒə bli /

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.

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Other Word Forms

• noninterchangeably adverb

Etymology

Origin of interchangeably

interchangeab(le) ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

“Mattering instinct” is used interchangeably with “longing to matter,” but they are different: An instinct is innate, but a longing and its value are culturally determined.

From The Wall Street Journal

They objected, rather, to the orientation of conventional schooling, which they used interchangeably with “progressivism,” toward the market and toward “college readiness.”

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From Literature

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

From Salon

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

From The Wall Street Journal