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Main Entry: alternate
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: every other

Synonyms:

alternating, every second, intermittent, periodic, recurrent, recurring, rotating
Notes: alternate means 'one after the other' or 'each succeeding the other in turn, especially continuously' and alternative means 'one instead of the other' or 'allowing or necessitating a choice between two or more things'
Main Entry: alternate
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: substitute

Synonyms:

alternative, another, backup, different, interchanging, makeshift, second, surrogate, temporary

Antonyms:

necessary
Main Entry: alternate
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: substitute

Synonyms:

backup, double, equivalent, fill-in, proxy, replacement, stand-in, sub, surrogate

Antonyms:

necessity
Main Entry: alternate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: take turns, change back and forth

Synonyms:

act reciprocally, alter, blow hot and cold, change, come and go, exchange, fill in for, fluctuate, follow, follow in turn, interchange, intersperse, oscillate, relieve, rotate, seesaw, shift, shilly-shally, substitute, sway, vacillate, vary, waver, yo-yo

Antonyms:

continue
Main Entry: acting
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: substituting in a role

Synonyms:

ad interim, adjutant, alternate, assistant, delegated, deputy, interim, pro tem, pro tempore, provisional, surrogate, temporary

Antonyms:

permanent
Main Entry: backup
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: auxiliary

Synonyms:

alternate, extra, substitute
Main Entry: beat
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: throb

Synonyms:

agitate, alternate, bob, bounce, buffet, flap, flicker, fluctuate, flutter, heave, jerk, jounce, oscillate, palpitate, pitch, pound, pulsate, pulse, quake, quaver, quiver, ripple, shake, shiver, swing, thrill, throb, thump, tremble, twitch, undulate, vibrate, writhe
Main Entry: change
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: make or become different

Synonyms:

accommodate, adapt, adjust, alter, alternate, commute, convert, diminish, diverge, diversify, evolve, fluctuate, make innovations, make over, merge, metamorphose, moderate, modify, modulate, mutate, naturalize, recondition, redo, reduce, reform, regenerate, remake, remodel, renovate, reorganize, replace, resolve, restyle, revolutionize, shape, shift, substitute, tamper with, temper, transfigure, transform, translate, transmute, transpose, turn, vacillate, vary, veer, warp

Antonyms:

continue, hold, keep, persist, remain, stay
Main Entry: change
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: substitute, replace

Synonyms:

alternate, barter, convert, displace, exchange, interchange, invert, remove, reverse, shift, supplant, swap, switch around, trade, transmit, transpose
Main Entry: delegate
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: representative, often governmental

Synonyms:

agent, alternate, ambassador, appointee, catchpole, commissioner, consul, deputy, emissary, envoy, factor, front*, legate, member, member of congress, minister, mouthpiece, nominee, people's choice, pinch hitter, plenipotentiary, proxy, regent, rep, replacement, senator, spokesperson, stand-in, substitute, surrogate, vicar, viceroy
Notes: as a noun, delegate is a person appointed or elected to represent others - as a verb delegate means to transfer power or authority to someone; relegate means to refer to another person for decision or judgment or assign to a lower position or reduce in rank
a delegation differs from a legation in that the members of a delegation are usually not charged with a specific mission but merely with the overall task of representing the interests of a body of people, often at a conference during an assembly's regular session; a legate usually acts alone while a delegate acts as part of a group
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