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Antonyms for alternate
| Grammar : Adj, noun, verb |
| Spell : verb awl-ter-neyt, al-; adjective, noun awl-ter-nit, al- |
| Phonetic Transcription : verb ˈɔl tərˌneɪt, ˈæl-; adjective, noun ˈɔl tər nɪt, ˈæl- |
Definition of alternate
Origin :- 1510s, from Latin alternatus "one after the other," past participle of alternare "to do first one thing then the other; exchange parts," from alternus "one after the other, alternate, in turns, reciprocal," from alter "the other" (see alter). Alternate means "by turns;" alternative means "offering a choice." Both imply two kinds or things.
- adj substitute
- noun substitute
- verb take turns, change back and forth
- He closed his eyes as if asleep, and I paddled on in the alternate moonlight and shadow.
- Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
- He put in the most of that day in alternate struggling and crying.
- Extract from : « Johnny Bear » by E. T. Seton
- Every alternate page was in the phonetic Indian symbols, of which more hereafter.
- Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
- He amused them and made himself their idol by dint of alternate flattery and blame.
- Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola
- All that day he went about in an alternate state of dread and hope.
- Extract from : « Shavings » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- Evergreen shrubs with alternate, entire, thick, smooth leaves.
- Extract from : « Trees of the Northern United States » by Austin C. Apgar
- Trees with alternate, simple, large, palmately lobed leaves.
- Extract from : « Trees of the Northern United States » by Austin C. Apgar
- The rule was for brigades and even regiments to alternate in leading.
- Extract from : « Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman » by J. H. (James Harvey) Kidd
- As I understood his Excellency, they only claim the alternate appointment.
- Extract from : « Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. » by Charles James Lever
- He picked up an alternate phase microphone and spoke into it.
- Extract from : « Such Blooming Talk » by L. Major Reynolds
Synonyms for alternate
- act reciprocally
- alter
- backup
- blow hot and cold
- change
- come and go
- double
- equivalent
- exchange
- fill in for
- fill-in
- fluctuate
- follow
- follow in turn
- interchange
- intersperse
- oscillate
- proxy
- relieve
- replacement
- rotate
- seesaw
- shift
- shilly-shally
- stand-in
- sub
- substitute
- surrogate
- sway
- vacillate
- vary
- waver
- yo-yo
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