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| Main Entry: | alternate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | substitute |
| Synonyms: | backup, double, equivalent, proxy, replacement, stand-in, sub*, surrogate, fill-in |
| 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: | necessity |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | alternate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take turns, change back and forth |
| Synonyms: | alter, blow hot and cold*, change, exchange, fluctuate, follow, interchange, intersperse, oscillate, relieve, rotate, seesaw, shift, shilly-shally*, substitute, sway, vacillate, vary, waver, act reciprocally, come and go, fill in for, follow in turn, yo-yo |
| Antonyms: | continue |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | alternate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | every other |
| Synonyms: | intermittent, periodic, recurrent, alternating, every second, recurring, rotating |
| Main Entry: | alternate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | substitute |
| Synonyms: | alternative, another, backup, different, makeshift, second, surrogate, temporary, interchanging |
| Antonyms: | necessary |
| Main Entry: | acting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | substituting in a role |
| Synonyms: | adjutant, alternate, assistant, deputy, interim, pro tempore, provisional, surrogate, temporary, ad interim, delegated, pro tem |
| Antonyms: | permanent |
| Main Entry: | backup |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | auxiliary |
| Synonyms: | alternate, extra, substitute |
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | discontinuous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | broken; intermittent |
| Synonyms: | alternate, desultory, disconnected, disjointed, disordered, fitful, gaping, inchoate, incoherent, incohesive, interrupted, irregular, muddled, spasmodic, unconnected, unorganized |
| Antonyms: | agreement, antagonism, antipathy, clash, clashing, collision, connected, contention, contiguous, continuous, cooperation, difference, disaccord, disagreement animosity, discord [n1] conflict, discordance, discrepancy, disharmony, dispute, dissension, dissent, dissidence, dissonance, disunion, disunity, division, enmity, friction, fuss, harmony, hassle, hostility, incompatibility, incongruity, inharmony, lack of concord, mischief, opposition, peace, polarization, rancor, regular, row, ruckus, rupture, scene, spat, split, static, strife, unbroken, variance, wrangling; concept 388 'Ant. accord |
| Main Entry: | exchange |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | trade |
| Synonyms: | alternate, bandy, bargain, barter, castle, change, change hands, commute, correspond, displace, flip-flop*, interchange, invert, market, network, rearrange, reciprocate, replace, reverse, revise, seesaw, shift, shuffle, shuttle, substitute, swap, switch, traffic, transact, transfer, transpose, truck*, buy and sell, cash in, contact with, convert into, deal in, give and take, go over to, hook up, horse trade, link up, pass to, pay back, return the compliment, swap horses, turn the tables |
| Antonyms: | hold, keep |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fluctuate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | vacillate, change |
| Synonyms: | alter, alternate, blow hot and cold*, flutter, hem and haw*, hesitate, oscillate, seesaw*, shift, swing, undulate, vary, veer, vibrate, wave, waver, be undecided, ebb and flow, go up and down, rise and fall, yo-yo |
| Antonyms: | hold, persist, remain, stay |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hesitate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | wait; be uncertain |
| Synonyms: | alternate, balance, balk, blow hot and cold*, dally, debate, defer, delay, demur, dillydally*, dither, doubt, equivocate, falter, flounder, fluctuate, fumble, hang*, hang back, hedge, hem and haw*, hold back, hover, linger, oscillate, pause, ponder, pussyfoot*, scruple, seesaw*, shift, shrink, stammer, stop, straddle, stumble, stutter, swerve, tergiversate, vacillate, waffle*, waver, weigh, be irresolute, be reluctant, be unwilling, hold off, pull back, shy away, sit on fence, think about, think twice |
| Antonyms: | attack, carry on, continue, go, go ahead, persevere, resolve |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | interchange |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | switch, exchange |
| Synonyms: | alternate, bandy, barter, commute, connect, contact, convert, interact, mesh, network, reciprocate, relate, reverse, substitute, swap, trade, transpose, interface |
| Main Entry: | intermittent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | irregular, sporadic |
| Synonyms: | alternate, arrested, broken, cyclical, discontinuous, fitful, hit-or-miss*, infrequent, interrupted, now and then*, occasional, on and off*, periodic, periodical, recurrent, rhythmic, serial, spasmodic, by bits and pieces, checked, cyclic, discontinuing, epochal, every other, here and there, isochronal, isochronous, iterant, iterative, metrical, punctuated, recurring, rhythmical, seasonal, shifting, stop-and-go |
| Antonyms: | constant, continual, continuing, perpetual, regular |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | periodic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | at fixed intervals |
| Synonyms: | alternate, annual, cyclical, daily, infrequent, intermittent, occasional, perennial, periodical, recurrent, regular, repeated, rhythmic, routine, serial, spasmodic, sporadic, yearly, at various times, centennial, cyclic, epochal, every once in a while, every so often, fluctuating, hourly, isochronal, isochronous, monthly, on certain occasions, on-again-off-again, orbital, recurring, seasonal, weekly |
| Antonyms: | constant, continual, irregular, lasting, permanent, sporadic, variable |
| Main Entry: | proxy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | agent |
| Synonyms: | alternate, ambassador, attorney, backup, broker, delegate, deputy, emissary, envoy, executor, intermediary, lawyer, negotiator, representative, stand-in, substitute, surrogate, assignee, mediary |
| Main Entry: | recurrent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | repeating |
| Synonyms: | alternate, chain, cyclical, frequent, habitual, intermittent, periodic, periodical, regular, repeated, repetitive, rolling, continued, isochronal, isochronous, recurring, reoccurring |
| Antonyms: | infrequent, permanent, prevented, stopped, halted |
| Main Entry: | substitute |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | alternative |
| Synonyms: | acting, additional, alternate, another, artificial, backup, counterfeit, dummy, ersatz*, experimental, false, imitation, makeshift, mock, near, other, provisional, proxy, pseudo*, replacement, representative, reserve, second, sham, simulated, spurious, stopgap*, supplemental, supplementary, surrogate, symbolic, temporary, tentative, vicarious, substitutive, supposititious, vicarial |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | substitute |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | someone or something that takes the place of another |
| Synonyms: | agent, alternate, assistant, auxiliary, backup, delegate, deputy, double, dummy, equivalent, expedient, ghost, ghost writer, makeshift, proxy, recourse, refuge, relay, relief, replacement, representative, reserve, resort, resource, stand-in, standby, stopgap*, sub*, successor, supply, surrogate, symbol, temporary, understudy, vicar, changeling, dernier ressort, expediency, fill-in, locum, locum tenens, pinch-hitter, procurator, succedaneum, supplanter, temp, temporary expedient |
| Antonyms: | permanent |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | substitute |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | interchange, exchange |
| Synonyms: | act for, alternate, answer for, back up, be in place of, change, commute, cover for, deputize, displace, do the work of, double for, fill in for, fill one's position, go as, proxy, relieve, replace, serve in one's stead, spell, stand for, stand in for, sub*, supersede, supplant, swap, swap places with, switch, take another's place, take over |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | surrogate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person or thing that acts as |
| Synonyms: | alternate, backup, delegate, deputy, expedient, makeshift, pinch hitter, proxy, recourse, refuge, replacement, representative, resort, resource, stand-in, stopgap*, sub*, expediency, fill-in, substitute agent |
| Antonyms: | real |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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