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alternate


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  alternate 
 
  1  of  5  senses  of  alternate 
 
  Sense  2 
  alternate 
  =>  rotate 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  alternate 
 
  1  of  5  senses  of  alternate 
 
  Sense  2 
  alternate 
  =>  rotate 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  alternate 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  alternate 
 
  5  senses  of  alternate 
 
  Sense  1 
  alternate,  jump 
  =>  change,  alter,  vary 
 
  Sense  2 
  alternate 
  =>  exchange 
 
  Sense  3 
  understudy,  alternate 
  =>  memorize,  con,  learn 
 
  Sense  4 
  interchange,  switch,  alternate,  flip,  flip-flop 
  =>  change  by  reversal,  turn,  reverse 
 
  Sense  5 
  alternate,  take  turns 
  =>  act  move 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  alternate 
 
  alternate  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  alternate 
 
  Sense  1 
  alternate,  jump 
  =>  change,  alter,  vary 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  alternate 
  =>  exchange 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  understudy,  alternate 
  =>  memorize,  con,  learn 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  interchange,  switch,  alternate,  flip,  flip-flop 
  =>  change  by  reversal,  turn,  reverse 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  alternate,  take  turns 
  =>  act  move 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  alternate 
  alternate 
 
  Overview  of  noun  alternate 
 
  The  noun  alternate  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  surrogate,  alternate,  replacement  --  (someone  who  takes  the  place  of  another  person) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  alternate 
 
  The  verb  alternate  has  5  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  alternate,  jump  --  (go  back  and  forth;  swing  back  and  forth  between  two  states  or  conditions) 
  2.  alternate  --  (exchange  people  temporarily  to  fulfill  certain  jobs  and  functions) 
  3.  understudy,  alternate  --  (be  an  understudy  or  alternate  for  a  role) 
  4.  interchange,  switch,  alternate,  flip,  flip-flop  --  (reverse,  as  of  direction  or  attitude) 
  5.  alternate,  take  turns  --  (do  something  in  turns;  "We  take  turns  on  the  night  shift") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  alternate 
 
  The  adj  alternate  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  alternate,  every  other  --  (every  second  one  of  a  series;  "the  cleaning  lady  comes  on  alternate  Wednesdays";  "jam  every  other  day"-  the  White  Queen) 
  2.  (2)  alternate,  alternative  --  (allowing  a  choice;  "an  alternative  plan") 
  3.  (1)  alternate,  alternating  --  (occurring  by  turns;  first  one  and  then  the  other  "alternating  feelings  of  love  and  hate") 
  4.  alternate  --  ((botany)  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") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  alternate 
 
  4  senses  of  alternate 
 
  Sense  1 
  alternate(postnominal),  every  other(postnominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  cyclic)  ->  noncyclic,  noncyclical 
 
  Sense  2 
  alternate,  alternative 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  secondary)  ->  primary 
 
  Sense  3 
  alternate(postnominal),  alternating(postnominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  cyclic)  ->  noncyclic,  noncyclical 
 
  Sense  4 
  alternate  (vs.  opposite) 
 
  opposite  (vs.  alternate),  paired 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  alternate 
 
  4  senses  of  alternate 
 
  Sense  1 
  alternate(postnominal),  every  other(postnominal) 
  =>  cyclic  (vs.  noncyclic),  cyclical 
 
  Sense  2 
  alternate,  alternative 
  =>  secondary  (vs.  primary) 
 
  Sense  3 
  alternate(postnominal),  alternating(postnominal) 
  =>  cyclic  (vs.  noncyclic),  cyclical 
 
  Sense  4 
  alternate  (vs.  opposite) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  alternate 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  alternate 
 
  alternate  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  alternate 
  alternate 
 
  Overview  of  noun  alternate 
 
  The  noun  alternate  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  surrogate,  alternate,  replacement  --  (someone  who  takes  the  place  of  another  person) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  alternate 
 
  The  verb  alternate  has  5  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  alternate,  jump  --  (go  back  and  forth;  swing  back  and  forth  between  two  states  or  conditions) 
  2.  alternate  --  (exchange  people  temporarily  to  fulfill  certain  jobs  and  functions) 
  3.  understudy,  alternate  --  (be  an  understudy  or  alternate  for  a  role) 
  4.  interchange,  switch,  alternate,  flip,  flip-flop  --  (reverse,  as  of  direction  or  attitude) 
  5.  alternate,  take  turns  --  (do  something  in  turns;  "We  take  turns  on  the  night  shift") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  alternate 
 
  The  adj  alternate  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  alternate,  every  other  --  (every  second  one  of  a  series;  "the  cleaning  lady  comes  on  alternate  Wednesdays";  "jam  every  other  day"-  the  White  Queen) 
  2.  (2)  alternate,  alternative  --  (allowing  a  choice;  "an  alternative  plan") 
  3.  (1)  alternate,  alternating  --  (occurring  by  turns;  first  one  and  then  the  other  "alternating  feelings  of  love  and  hate") 
  4.  alternate  --  ((botany)  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") 



alternate definition