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interchangeably

adv.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˌɪnɝˈtʃeɪndʒəbɫi// UK //ˌɪntətʃˈeɪndʒəbli// in·ter·change·ably

adv. in a way that allows you to use one thing instead of another without any problem. You use this when two words or things have the same meaning.

adv. in a manner that allows one thing to be substituted for another without loss of meaning or effect.


SIMPLE

You can use these two words interchangeably in this sentence.

CONTEXTUAL

The two brands of batteries are often used interchangeably because they have the same size and power.

COMPLEX

While the two theories were once considered distinct, modern scholars argue that they are largely interchangeable when applied to the study of urban development in the late nineteenth century.

Origin

From interchangeable + -ly.

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