1. alternate - noun
· someone who takes the place of another person
Synonym(s): surrogate, replacement
Hypernym(s): stand-in, substitute, relief, reliever, backup, backup_man, fill-in
2. alternate - verb
· go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
Synonym(s): jump
Hypernym(s): change, alter, vary
3. alternate - verb
· exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions
Hypernym(s): exchange
4. alternate - verb
· be an understudy or alternate for a role
Synonym(s): understudy
Hypernym(s): memorize, memorise, con, learn
5. alternate - verb
· reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
Synonym(s): interchange, tack, switch, flip, flip-flop
Hypernym(s): change_by_reversal, turn, reverse
6. alternate - verb
· do something in turns; "We take turns on the night shift"
Synonym(s): take_turns
7. alternate - adjective
· every second one of a series; "the cleaning lady comes on alternate Wednesdays"; "jam every other day"- the White Queen
8. alternate - adjective
· serving or used in place of another; "an alternative plan"
Synonym(s): alternative, substitute
9. alternate - adjective
· occurring by turns; first one and then the other; "alternating feelings of love and hate"
Synonym(s): alternating
10. alternate - adjective
· 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"
Antonym(s): opposite
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