ALTERNATE
Scrabble 9 Words With Friends 11
Definition
- noun someone who takes the place of another person.
— synonyms: surrogate, replacement
- adjective every second one of a series.
— synonyms: alternate(a)
- adjective serving or used in place of another.
— synonyms: alternative, substitute
- adjective occurring by turns.
— synonyms: alternate(a), alternating(a)
- adjective of leaves and branches etc.
- verb go back and forth.
— synonyms: jump
- verb exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions.
- verb be an understudy or alternate for a role.
— synonyms: understudy
- verb reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action).
— synonyms: interchange, tack, switch, flip, flip-flop
- verb do something in turns.
— synonyms: take_turns
Examples
- “The flood and ebb tides alternate with each other.”
- “The land alternates between rocky hills and sandy plains.”
- “alternate picking is a guitar playing technique”
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