replaceable

/rəˈpleɪsəbəl/

/rəˈpleɪsəbəl/

Replaceable things aren't essential — they can be replaced. The ink cartridge in your printer is replaceable, but your best friend is not.

When you think about it, most objects are replaceable, whether you're talking about the tires on a car or your television or a ballpoint pen. All of these things can be replaced with new versions of them once they break, wear out, or stop working. People are not replaceable — in fact, you could describe them as irreplaceable. Both words come from replace, with its "again" prefix re- and place, "to put somewhere."

Definitions of replaceable

1. adjective

   capable of being replaced
   synonyms:

   expendable

   suitable to be expended

   exchangeable, interchangeable, similar, standardised, standardized

   capable of replacing or changing places with something else; permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or suitability

   antonyms:

   irreplaceable

   impossible to replace

   unexpendable

   not suitable to be expended