Definition of alternate

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  • alternate is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
  • alternate is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
  • alternate is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 11

Definition of alternate

  • be an understudy or alternate for a role (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. understudy
  • reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. flip
    2. flip-flop
    3. interchange
    4. switch
    5. tack
  • do something in turns (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. take turns
  • serving or used in place of another (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. alternative
    2. substitute
  • go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. jump
  • occurring by turns; first one and then the other (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. alternating
  • someone who takes the place of another person (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. replacement
    2. surrogate
  • every second one of a series (adjective)

    Examples

    1. the cleaning lady comes on alternate Wednesdays
  • exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions (verb)
  • of leaves and branches etc; first on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis; not paired (adjective)

    Examples

    1. stems with alternate leaves

See definition of alternate in Merriam Webster