alternate - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

someone who takes the place of another person

Synonyms

• alternate
• replacement
• surrogate

More generic

• backup
• backup man
• fill-in
• relief
• reliever
• stand-in
• substitute

Verb

do something in turns

Synonyms

• alternate
• take turns

More generic

• act
• move

More specific

• spell

Verb

go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions

Synonyms

• alternate
• jump

More generic

• alter
• change
• vary

Verb

reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

Synonyms

• alternate
• flip
• flip-flop
• interchange
• switch
• tack

More generic

• change by reversal
• reverse
• turn

Verb

be an understudy or alternate for a role

Synonyms

• alternate
• understudy

More generic

• con
• learn
• memorise
• memorize

Verb

exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions

Synonyms

• alternate

More generic

• exchange

More specific

• rotate

Adjective

occurring by turns; first one and then the other

Synonyms

• alternate
• alternating

Related

• cyclic
• cyclical

Adjective

every second one of a series

Synonyms

• alternate

Related

• cyclic
• cyclical

Adjective

of leaves and branches etc; first on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis; not paired

Synonyms

• alternate

Opposite / Antonyms

• opposite

Adjective

serving or used in place of another

Synonyms

• alternate
• alternative
• substitute

Related

• secondary

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