81 synonym, 10 definitions, 1 antonym for ALTERNATE

24 synonyms

#	Word	Frequency	Number of letters	Number of synonyms
1.	acting	66.1	6 letters	58 synonyms
2.	consecutive	15.1	11 letters	33 synonyms
3.	deputy	35.5	6 letters	45 synonyms
4.	emergency	52.5	9 letters	43 synonyms
5.	ersatz	0.22	6 letters	30 synonyms
6.	every other	432	10 letters	11 synonyms
7.	fill-in	43.5	6 letters	29 synonyms
8.	imitation	2.95	9 letters	69 synonyms
9.	impermanent	0.16	11 letters	15 synonyms
10.	improvised	2.34	10 letters	28 synonyms
11.	makeshift	1.51	9 letters	40 synonyms
12.	practical	30.2	9 letters	69 synonyms
13.	pro tem	0.79	6 letters	5 synonyms
14.	provisional	4.57	11 letters	29 synonyms
15.	proxy	5.37	5 letters	33 synonyms
16.	reciprocal	1.66	10 letters	24 synonyms
17.	relief	35.5	6 letters	102 synonyms
18.	replacement	27.5	11 letters	46 synonyms
19.	sequential	1.95	10 letters	21 synonym
20.	stopgapen.synonym.one	0.25	7 letters	19 synonyms
21.	substitute	14.8	10 letters	90 synonyms
22.	successive	7.08	10 letters	31 synonym
23.	surrogate	2.4	9 letters	43 synonyms
24.	temporary	30.2	9 letters	40 synonyms

14 synonyms

#	Word	Frequency	Number of letters	Number of synonyms
1.	alternative	51.3	11 letters	31 synonym
2.	choice	120	6 letters	129 synonyms
3.	delegate	5.01	8 letters	52 synonyms
4.	deputy	35.5	6 letters	45 synonyms
5.	double	102	6 letters	80 synonyms
6.	equivalent	31.6	10 letters	61 synonym
7.	fill-in	43.5	6 letters	29 synonyms
8.	preference	12.9	10 letters	46 synonyms
9.	proxy	5.37	5 letters	33 synonyms
10.	replacement	27.5	11 letters	46 synonyms
11.	secondary	33.9	9 letters	65 synonyms
12.	selection	41.7	9 letters	33 synonyms
13.	substitute	14.8	10 letters	90 synonyms
14.	surrogate	2.4	9 letters	43 synonyms

1 definition

alternate (Noun) —

Someone who takes the place of another person

7 types of

#	Word	Number of letters	Number of synonyms
1.	backup	6 letters	23 synonyms
2.	backup man	9 letters	6 synonyms
3.	fill-in	6 letters	29 synonyms
4.	relief	6 letters	102 synonyms
5.	reliever	8 letters	10 synonyms
6.	stand-in	7 letters	17 synonyms
7.	substitute	10 letters	90 synonyms

42 synonyms

#	Word	Frequency	Number of letters	Number of synonyms
1.	change	347	6 letters	177 synonyms
2.	commute	3.63	7 letters	24 synonyms
3.	contrast	28.8	8 letters	48 synonyms
4.	correlate	1.58	9 letters	28 synonyms
5.	correspond	3.16	10 letters	38 synonyms
6.	deviate	1.15	7 letters	55 synonyms
7.	differ	10.7	6 letters	43 synonyms
8.	digress	0.58	7 letters	28 synonyms
9.	diverge	0.68	7 letters	40 synonyms
10.	exchange	70.8	8 letters	86 synonyms
11.	flip	15.8	4 letters	26 synonyms
12.	flip-flop	2.95	8 letters	13 synonyms
13.	fluctuate	0.98	9 letters	44 synonyms
14.	flutter	1.15	7 letters	81 synonym
15.	hesitate	6.17	8 letters	48 synonyms
16.	interact	11.2	8 letters	4 synonyms
17.	interchange	3.09	11 letters	47 synonyms
18.	invert	0.55	6 letters	20 synonyms
19.	jump	49	4 letters	136 synonyms
20.	oscillateen.synonym.one	0.26	9 letters	38 synonyms
21.	reciprocate	0.6	11 letters	17 synonyms
22.	replace	38	7 letters	58 synonyms
23.	requite	0.05	7 letters	35 synonyms
24.	retaliate	1.26	9 letters	18 synonyms
25.	return	155	6 letters	161 synonym
26.	rotate	3.8	6 letters	34 synonyms
27.	seesaw	0.3	6 letters	16 synonyms
28.	shift	37.2	5 letters	127 synonyms
29.	stagger	0.66	7 letters	42 synonyms
30.	substitute	14.8	10 letters	90 synonyms
31.	supersede	0.48	9 letters	18 synonyms
32.	swap	8.71	4 letters	26 synonyms
33.	sway	4.47	4 letters	119 synonyms
34.	switch	39.8	6 letters	68 synonyms
35.	tack	2.34	4 letters	45 synonyms
36.	take turns	53.8	9 letters	1 synonym
37.	teeter	0.27	6 letters	20 synonyms
38.	understudy	0.56	10 letters	5 synonyms
39.	vacillate	0.06	9 letters	40 synonyms
40.	variegate	0.01	9 letters	12 synonyms
41.	vary	17.8	4 letters	40 synonyms
42.	waver	0.56	5 letters	43 synonyms

5 definitions

alternate (Verb) —	Go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
alternate (Verb) —	Exchange people temporarily to fulfil certain jobs and functions
alternate (Verb) —	Be an understudy or alternate for a role
alternate (Verb) —	Reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
alternate (Verb) —	Do something in turns 1 example
	1. ex. "We alternate on the night shift"

13 types of

#	Word	Number of letters	Number of synonyms
1.	act	3 letters	136 synonyms
2.	alter	5 letters	64 synonyms
3.	change	6 letters	177 synonyms
4.	change by reversal	16 letters	2 synonyms
5.	con	3 letters	85 synonyms
6.	exchange	8 letters	86 synonyms
7.	learn	5 letters	55 synonyms
8.	memorise	8 letters	16 synonyms
9.	memorize	8 letters	16 synonyms
10.	move	4 letters	187 synonyms
11.	reverse	7 letters	114 synonyms
12.	turn	4 letters	297 synonyms
13.	vary	4 letters	40 synonyms

2 types

#	Word			Number of letters	Number of synonyms
1.	rotate			6 letters	34 synonyms
2.	spell			5 letters	71 synonym

1 synonym

#	Word	Frequency	Likes	Number of letters	Number of synonyms
1.	alternating	3.16	0	11 letters	38 synonyms

1 antonym

#	Word			Number of letters	Number of antonyms
1.	opposite			8 letters	1 antonym

4 definitions

alternate (Adjective) —	Every second one of a series 1 example
	1. ex. "the cleaning lady comes on alternate Wednesdays"
alternate (Adjective) —	Serving or used in place of another 1 example
	1. ex. "an alternate plan"
alternate (Adjective) —	Occurring by turns; first one and then the other 1 example
	1. ex. "alternate feelings of love and hate"
alternate (Adjective) —	(botany) of leaves and branches etc; first on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis; not paired 1 example
	1. ex. "stems with alternate leaves"

Similar words

— alderman	— altar	— alter	— alterable
— alteration	— altercate	— altercation	— altered
— alternating	— alternation	— alternative	— alternatively
— alternator	— altruistic	— cyclic	— cyclical
— secondary

9 misspelling

aalternaate allternate alteernatee altermate alternat alternnate alterrnate altternatte lternate

With the same beginning

alternately alternating alternating current alternating electric current alternation alternation of generations alternative alternative birth alternative birthing alternative energy

With the same ending

consternate quaternate ternate

All synonyms in one line

acting, consecutive, deputy, emergency, ersatz, en.synonym.one, every other, fill-in, imitation, impermanent, improvised, makeshift, practical, pro tem, provisional, proxy, reciprocal, relief, replacement, sequential, stopgap, substitute, successive, surrogate, temporary, alternative, choice, delegate, deputy, double, en.synonym.one, equivalent, fill-in, preference, proxy, replacement, secondary, selection, substitute, surrogate, change, commute, contrast, correlate, correspond, en.synonym.one, deviate, differ, digress, diverge, exchange, flip, flip-flop, fluctuate, flutter, hesitate, interact, interchange, invert, jump, oscillate, reciprocate, replace, requite, retaliate, return, en.synonym.one, rotate, seesaw, shift, stagger, substitute, supersede, swap, sway, switch, tack, take turns, teeter, understudy, vacillate, variegate, vary, waver, alternating.

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Synonyms, alternate antonyms, definition Alternate

1. alternate (a)

2. alternate (Noun)

3. alternate (Verb)

4. alternate (Adjective)