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1. (adj) surrogate, alternate, replacement
someone who takes the place of another person
Synonyms: switch, surrogate, substitute, renewal, substitution, successor, transposition, refilling, replenishment, replacement, alternate, permutation, replacing, deputy
Antonyms: opposite, noncyclic, noncyclical, primary, paired

2. (adj) alternate(a)
every second one of a series
Antonyms: paired, opposite, noncyclic, primary, noncyclical

3. (adj) alternate, alternative, substitute
serving or used in place of another
Synonyms: alternate, alternating(a), utility(a), ersatz, alternate(a), alternative, substitute(a), substitute
Antonyms: primary, noncyclic, paired, opposite, noncyclical

4. (adj) alternate(a), alternating(a)
occurring by turns; first one and then the other
Antonyms: noncyclical, noncyclic, primary, opposite, paired

5. (verb) alternate
of leaves and branches etc; first on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis; not paired
Synonyms: alternating(a), substitute, alternative, alternate(a)
Antonyms: noncyclical, noncyclic, paired, opposite, primary

6. (verb) alternate, jump
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, alternate, take turns, stand out, leap, start, flip-flop, flip, jump-start, climb up, skip, jump out, jump off, derail, parachute, leap out, understudy, jump
Antonyms: noncyclic, paired, noncyclical, opposite, primary

7. (verb) alternate
exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions
Synonyms: switch, take turns, flip, understudy, tack, flip-flop, jump, interchange
Antonyms: noncyclical, noncyclic, opposite, primary, paired

8. (verb) understudy, alternate
be an understudy or alternate for a role
Synonyms: switch, alternate, take turns, flip, understudy, tack, flip-flop, jump, interchange
Antonyms: noncyclical, primary, noncyclic, opposite, paired

9. (verb) interchange, tack, switch, alternate, flip, flip-flop
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, alternate, 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, interchange
Antonyms: noncyclic, noncyclical, opposite, primary, paired

10. (verb) alternate, take turns
do something in turns
Synonyms: switch, alternate, take turns, flip, understudy, tack, flip-flop, jump, interchange
Antonyms: primary, noncyclic, noncyclical, opposite, paired

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