renewable

Language: en

🇬🇧 /rɪˈnjuːəbəl/ 🇺🇸 /riːˈnuːəbəl/

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Able to be renewed; capable of being extended, continued, or replaced.; Relating to a natural resource that can be replenished naturally over time, such as solar, wind, or hydroelectric energy.; Capable of being restored or revived; able to be made new again.
  2. noun
    A renewable resource, especially a source of energy derived from natural processes that are continuously replenished.

🔗 Details

Word forms

countable Plural: renewables Comparative: more renewable Superlative: most renewable

Collocations

renewable energyrenewable resourcesrenewable sourcesrenewable powerrenewable electricity

Derivatives

renewrenewalrenewablynon-renewableunrenewable

Synonyms

sustainablereplenishableinexhaustibleregenerableperpetual

Antonyms

non-renewablefiniteexhaustibledepletable

Commonly confused

sustainable
EN: 'Renewable' refers to resources that can be naturally replenished (e.g., solar, wind); 'sustainable' refers to practices or systems that can be maintained long-term without depletion.
recyclable
EN: 'Renewable' means naturally replenished over time; 'recyclable' means a material can be processed and reused after consumption.

Spelling tips

EN: Remember the double 'e' in 'renew' and the suffix '-able' (not '-ible'). A common error is writing 'renewible'.

💬 Examples

  1. The contract is renewable for another year upon mutual agreement.

  2. The government has invested heavily in renewable energy sources to reduce carbon emissions.

  3. Her renewable enthusiasm for the project inspired the entire team.

  4. Renewables now account for over thirty percent of the country's electricity generation.