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Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb alternate

5 senses of alternate

Sense 1
alternate, jump -- (go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions)
       => change, alter, vary -- (become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season")

Sense 2
alternate -- (exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions)
       => exchange -- (hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent; "exchange prisoners"; "exchange employees between branches of the company")

Sense 3
understudy, alternate -- (be an understudy or alternate for a role)
       => memorize, memorise, con, learn -- (commit to memory; learn by heart; "Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?")

Sense 4
interchange, tack, switch, alternate, flip, flip-flop -- (reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action))
       => change by reversal, turn, reverse -- (change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern")

Sense 5
alternate, take turns -- (do something in turns; "We take turns on the night shift")
       => act, move -- (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel")

Antonyms of adj alternating

2 senses of alternating

Sense 1
alternating (vs. direct) -- ((of a current) reversing direction; "alternating current")

direct (vs. alternating) -- ((of a current) flowing in one direction only; "direct current")

Sense 2
alternate (prenominal), alternating (prenominal) -- (occurring by turns; first one and then the other; "alternating feelings of love and hate")

INDIRECT (VIA cyclic) -> noncyclic, noncyclical -- (not cyclic)

Similarity of adj alternating

2 senses of alternating

Sense 1
alternating (vs. direct) -- ((of a current) reversing direction; "alternating current")

Sense 2
alternate (prenominal), alternating (prenominal) -- (occurring by turns; first one and then the other; "alternating feelings of love and hate")
       => cyclic (vs. noncyclic), cyclical -- (recurring in cycles)


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