ALTERNATE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • someone who takes the place of another person
   Synonym(s)
   • replacement (what does replacement mean?)
   • surrogate (what does surrogate mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) alternate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • stand-in (what does stand-in mean?)
   • substitute (what does substitute mean?)
   • relief (what does relief mean?)
   • reliever (what does reliever mean?)
   • backup (what does backup mean?)
   • backup man (what does backup man mean?)
   • fill-in (what does fill-in mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • supplant (what does supplant mean?)
   • replace (what does replace mean?)
   • supersede (what does supersede mean?)
   • supervene upon (what does supervene upon mean?)
   • replace (what does replace mean?)
   • alternate (what does alternate mean?)
   • understudy (what does understudy mean?)
   • alternate (what does alternate mean?)

ALTERNATE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • do something in turns
   Synonym(s)
   • take turns (what does take turns mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • We take turns on the night shift
   Hypernyms(s) alternate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • act (what does act mean?)
   • move (what does move mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • alternation (what does alternation mean?)
2. Meaning
   • go back and forth
   • swing back and forth between two states or conditions
   Synonym(s)
   • jump (what does jump mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) alternate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change (what does change mean?)
   • alter (what does alter mean?)
   • vary (what does vary mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • alternation (what does alternation mean?)
3. Meaning
   • reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
   Synonym(s)
   • flip (what does flip mean?)
   • flip-flop (what does flip-flop mean?)
   • interchange (what does interchange mean?)
   • switch (what does switch mean?)
   • tack (what does tack mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) alternate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change by reversal (what does change by reversal mean?)
   • turn (what does turn mean?)
   • reverse (what does reverse mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • reversal (what does reversal mean?)
   • change of mind (what does change of mind mean?)
   • flip-flop (what does flip-flop mean?)
   • turnabout (what does turnabout mean?)
   • turnaround (what does turnaround mean?)
   • substitution (what does substitution mean?)
   • permutation (what does permutation mean?)
   • transposition (what does transposition mean?)
   • replacement (what does replacement mean?)
   • switch (what does switch mean?)
   • switch (what does switch mean?)
   • switching (what does switching mean?)
   • shift (what does shift mean?)
   • tack (what does tack mean?)
   • tacking (what does tacking mean?)
4. Meaning
   • be an understudy or alternate for a role
   Synonym(s)
   • understudy (what does understudy mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) alternate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • memorize (what does memorize mean?)
   • memorise (what does memorise mean?)
   • con (what does con mean?)
   • learn (what does learn mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • alternation (what does alternation mean?)
   • surrogate (what does surrogate mean?)
   • alternate (what does alternate mean?)
   • replacement (what does replacement mean?)
   • understudy (what does understudy mean?)
   • standby (what does standby mean?)
5. Meaning
   • exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions
   Hypernyms(s) alternate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • exchange (what does exchange mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • rotate (what does rotate mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • alternation (what does alternation mean?)
   • surrogate (what does surrogate mean?)
   • alternate (what does alternate mean?)
   • replacement (what does replacement mean?)

ALTERNATE as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • of leaves and branches etc
   • first on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis
   • not paired
   Usage Example(s)
   • stems with alternate leaves
   Antonym(s)
   • opposite (what does opposite mean?)
   • paired (what does paired mean?)
2. Meaning
   • allowing a choice
   Synonym(s)
   • alternative (what does alternative mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • an alternative plan
   Similar To
   • secondary (what does secondary mean?)