| 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
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| 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' |
Antonyms: |
continue
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