MEANING
In a way that allows one thing to replace another without changing the relevant meaning or function.
Use it for
warning that two terms should not be treated as equivalent; describing measures that can replace one another; checking whether substitution changes an argumentTests whether substitution preserves the relevant meaning or function, rather than treating similarity as equivalence. Academic functions: Comparison / Contrast.
Words that belong together
- use the terms interchangeably
- used interchangeably with
- treat measures interchangeably
On the page
The terms sex and gender should not be used interchangeably without defining their intended meanings.
The two indicators cannot be treated interchangeably because they capture different aspects of deprivation.
Nearby words
Word forms
- Base
- interchangeably
Usage notes
Adverb, commonly use terms interchangeably. No inflected forms. Register: formal. Commonness: moderately common (qualitative editorial estimate, informed by dictionaries/corpus).
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