Noun | 1. | alternate - someone who takes the place of another person Synonyms: surrogate, replacement |
Verb | 1. | alternate - go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions Synonyms: jump |
2. | alternate - exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions | |
3. | alternate - be an understudy or alternate for a role Synonyms: understudy | |
4. | alternate - reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) | |
5. | alternate - do something in turns; "We take turns on the night shift" Synonyms: take turns | |
Adj. | 1. | alternate - every second one of a series; "the cleaning lady comes on alternate Wednesdays"; "jam every other day"- the White Queen |
2. | alternate - allowing a choice; "an alternative plan" Synonyms: alternative | |
3. | alternate - occurring by turns; first one and then the other; "alternating feelings of love and hate" Synonyms: alternating | |
4. | alternate - of leaves and branches etc; first on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis; not paired; "stems with alternate leaves" |