Word Type

Verb

Noun

Adjective

Adjective

The word "alternate" can be used as verb, noun, adjective and adjective.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

opposite

Derived Terms

alternate action alternate aerodrome alternate allegation alternate angles alternate energy alternate generation alternate history alternate juror alternate persona alternate plumage alternate reality game alternate ring hitching alternate timeline alternate universe alternately alternateness alternating caps alternating case alternating function alternating group alternating hemiplegia alternating knot alternating series alternatingly alternator coalternate nonalternating polyalternating prealternate subalternating unalternated unalternating

Etymologically Related To

alter altern

Context

botany geometry heraldry mathematics us

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

act alter backup change change by reversal con exchange fill-in learn memorise memorize mix move relief reliever reverse sequence stand-in substitute switch turn vary

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

checker counterchange freck interline oscillate pulsate seesaw stagger take it in turns take turns toggle yo-yo

Manner Of

act change exchange

Related Terms

alternation alternative every other every second variant

Related Terms

alternation alternative figure greater means other polytope proportion substitute succession tessellation tincture turn variant vary vertex vicissitude

Similar Terms

cyclic cyclic cyclical secondary

Synonym Network

alternating alternative interchange surrogate understudy

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