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Synonyms for alternate
ˈɔl tərˌneɪt, ˈæl-; -nɪtal·ter·nate
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Princeton's WordNet
surrogate, alternate, replacementadjective
someone who takes the place of another person
Synonyms:
switch, surrogate, substitute, renewal, substitution, successor, transposition, refilling, replenishment, replacement, permutation, replacing, deputyAntonyms:
opposite, noncyclic, noncyclical, primary, pairedalternate(a)adjective
every second one of a series
"the cleaning lady comes on alternate Wednesdays"; "jam every other day"- the White Queen
Antonyms:
paired, opposite, noncyclic, primary, noncyclicalalternate, alternative, substituteadjective
serving or used in place of another
"an alternative plan"
Synonyms:
alternating(a), utility(a), ersatz, alternate(a), alternative, substitute(a), substituteAntonyms:
primary, noncyclic, paired, opposite, noncyclicalalternate(a), alternating(a)adjective
occurring by turns; first one and then the other
"alternating feelings of love and hate"
Antonyms:
noncyclical, noncyclic, primary, opposite, pairedalternateverb
of leaves and branches etc; first on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis; not paired
"stems with alternate leaves"
Synonyms:
alternating(a), substitute, alternative, alternate(a)Antonyms:
noncyclical, noncyclic, paired, opposite, primaryalternate, jumpverb
go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
Synonyms:
rise, skip over, stick out, interchange, pass over, chute, startle, jumpstart, switch, spring, bound, tack, take turns, stand out, leap, start, flip-flop, flip, jump-start, climb up, skip, jump out, jump off, derail, parachute, leap out, understudy, jumpAntonyms:
noncyclic, paired, noncyclical, opposite, primaryalternateverb
exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions
Synonyms:
switch, take turns, flip, understudy, tack, flip-flop, jump, interchangeAntonyms:
noncyclical, noncyclic, opposite, primary, pairedunderstudy, alternateverb
be an understudy or alternate for a role
Synonyms:
switch, take turns, flip, understudy, tack, flip-flop, jump, interchangeAntonyms:
noncyclical, primary, noncyclic, opposite, pairedinterchange, tack, switch, alternate, flip, flip-flopverb
reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
Synonyms:
tack together, put together, flip over, swop, transpose, exchange, piece, flip, append, hang on, tack on, twitch, flick, understudy, tack, thumb, change, switch, counterchange, throw, leaf, pitch, trade, sky, riffle, riff, flip out, switch over, baste, wear round, substitute, toss, flip-flop, change over, set up, shift, turn over, jump, swap, replace, assemble, take turns, tag on, interchangeAntonyms:
noncyclic, noncyclical, opposite, primary, pairedalternate, take turnsverb
do something in turns
"We take turns on the night shift"
Synonyms:
switch, take turns, flip, understudy, tack, flip-flop, jump, interchangeAntonyms:
primary, noncyclic, noncyclical, opposite, paired
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
alternateadjective
Synonyms:
reciprocal, one after another (by turns)alternateadjective
Synonyms:
(Bot.) on different sides successivelyalternateverb
Synonyms:
reciprocate, act interchangeablyalternateverb
Synonyms:
perform reciprocally or by turns
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "alternate":
alternates, alternative, subsitute, replacing, substitute, substitutes, replacement, spare, alternatives, toggle, deputy, description, locums, other, locum, shadow, back-up, surrogate
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#46 | other | |
#347 | change | |
#379 | description | |
#474 | start | |
#718 | trade | |
#1050 | exchange | |
#1249 | spring | |
#1485 | alternative | |
#1810 | switch | |
#1838 | skip | |
#1852 | piece | |
#1861 | jump | |
#2564 | replacement | |
#2703 | rise | |
#2872 | sky | |
#3368 | replace | |
#3403 | bound | |
#3711 | shift | |
#4404 | throw | |
#4505 | shadow | |
#4880 | deputy | |
#5029 | leaf | |
#5125 | alternate | |
#5241 | alternatives | |
#6032 | substitute | |
#6111 | renewal | |
#6173 | spare | |
#6268 | pitch | |
#7346 | swap | |
#7356 | flip | |
#7799 | thumb | |
#8937 | replacing | |
#10365 | leap | |
#11441 | substitution | |
#12778 | interchange | |
#12997 | successor | |
#13576 | toggle | |
#14874 | toss | |
#15010 | assemble | |
#15194 | tack | |
#16465 | flick | |
#16874 | append | |
#18991 | substitutes | |
#22439 | parachute | |
#22575 | riff | |
#25626 | surrogate | |
#29237 | chute | |
#32657 | permutation | |
#33612 | jumpstart | |
#35478 | alternates | |
#35877 | twitch | |
#39654 | transpose | |
#41654 | replenishment | |
#42525 | transposition | |
#44635 | refilling | |
#51280 | derail | |
#56076 | locum | |
#68351 | startle | |
#70369 | riffle | |
#76322 | ersatz | |
#85062 | swop | |
#102244 | baste | |
#113036 | understudy | |
#144035 | locums | |
#239814 | subsitute |
How to use alternate in a sentence?
The industry is rapidly trying to find alternate routes.
She told me not to blow her cover about the fact that she had this secret life or alternate identity, she told not to tell anybody about Montana or her family over there. She said she was starting a new life ... and this one person over there was actually going to be her black father.
National Security Council was pretty blatant, i found that I couldn't really explain that away with an alternate explanation.
I do not agree with the decision of the trainer to place me as an alternate and I am ready to contribute to the Brazilian team as I have done for the last 25 years.
When I was breastfeeding, there was no point in him getting up in the middle of the night. But now that I’m formula feeding, we alternate nights, however, during the day my husband does work from home. He travels, too. So when he travels, obviously everything is on me.
Translations for alternate
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- البديلArabic
- редуващ се, редувам сеBulgarian
- alternativní, obměna, střídat, střídavý, střídat se, náhradní, náhradaCzech
- alternieren, alternativGerman
- sustituta, alternar, sustituto, alternoSpanish
- vahelduvEstonian
- متناوبPersian
- vuorottainen, vuorotellaFinnish
- alternative, alterner, alternatifFrench
- 交替Japanese
- alternativNorwegian
- plaatsvervangerDutch
- alterniratiSerbo-Croatian
- alternerande, växlande, alternativ, varannan, följa, vikarie, omväxlande, alternera, växla, ersättareSwedish
- ทางเลือกThai
- alternatifTurkish
- 备用Chinese
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