Antonyms for alternate
ˈɔl tərˌneɪt, ˈæl-; -nɪtal·ter·nate

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1. surrogate, alternate, replacementadjective

   someone who takes the place of another person

   Antonyms:
   opposite, noncyclic, noncyclical, primary, paired

   Synonyms:
   switch, surrogate, substitute, renewal, substitution, successor, transposition, refilling, replenishment, replacement, permutation, replacing, deputy

2. alternate(a)adjective

   every second one of a series

   "the cleaning lady comes on alternate Wednesdays"; "jam every other day"- the White Queen

   Antonyms:
   paired, opposite, noncyclic, primary, noncyclical

3. alternate, alternative, substituteadjective

   serving or used in place of another

   "an alternative plan"

   Antonyms:
   primary, noncyclic, paired, opposite, noncyclical

   Synonyms:
   alternating(a), utility(a), ersatz, alternate(a), alternative, substitute(a), substitute

4. alternate(a), alternating(a)adjective

   occurring by turns; first one and then the other

   "alternating feelings of love and hate"

   Antonyms:
   noncyclical, noncyclic, primary, opposite, paired

5. alternateverb

   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:
   noncyclical, noncyclic, paired, opposite, primary

   Synonyms:
   alternating(a), substitute, alternative, alternate(a)

6. alternate, jumpverb

   go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions

   Antonyms:
   noncyclic, paired, noncyclical, opposite, primary

   Synonyms:
   rise, skip over, stick out, interchange, pass over, chute, startle, jumpstart, switch, spring, bound, tack, take turns, stand out, leap, start, flip-flop, flip, jump-start, climb up, skip, jump out, jump off, derail, parachute, leap out, understudy, jump

7. alternateverb

   exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions

   Antonyms:
   noncyclical, noncyclic, opposite, primary, paired

   Synonyms:
   switch, take turns, flip, understudy, tack, flip-flop, jump, interchange

8. understudy, alternateverb

   be an understudy or alternate for a role

   Antonyms:
   noncyclical, primary, noncyclic, opposite, paired

   Synonyms:
   switch, take turns, flip, understudy, tack, flip-flop, jump, interchange

9. interchange, tack, switch, alternate, flip, flip-flopverb

   reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

   Antonyms:
   noncyclic, noncyclical, opposite, primary, paired

   Synonyms:
   tack together, put together, flip over, swop, transpose, exchange, piece, flip, append, hang on, tack on, twitch, flick, understudy, tack, thumb, change, switch, counterchange, throw, leaf, pitch, trade, sky, riffle, riff, flip out, switch over, baste, wear round, substitute, toss, flip-flop, change over, set up, shift, turn over, jump, swap, replace, assemble, take turns, tag on, interchange

10. alternate, take turnsverb

    do something in turns

    "We take turns on the night shift"

    Antonyms:
    primary, noncyclic, noncyclical, opposite, paired

    Synonyms:
    switch, take turns, flip, understudy, tack, flip-flop, jump, interchange

How to use alternate in a sentence?

1. Nate Lashley:

   When you're first alternate it's not a whole lot of fun, that feeling of only missing getting in the event by a spot, by one person, we'll see how it goes tomorrow. Hopefully I can go out there and play like today, play relaxed golf and have some fun.

2. Jesse Binnall:

   It is abundantly clear that the government intended to conduct an end-run around the administrative injunction by producing alternate copies of documents that, even under the government’s incorrect interpretation of the administrative injunction, would violate its unambiguous terms, under no circumstances should the government’s misconduct and attempt to create an ad hoc record be sanctioned by this Court.

3. Sandi Tenfelde:

   There are lots of ways to be intimate with your partner after the birth of a baby (hand holding, cuddling, massage and genital stimulation without vaginal penetration). Finding alternate ways of being intimate without vaginal penetration can be very therapeutic for the couple.

4. Hillary Scholten:

   I mean, because the reality I think is so damning that sometimes you need to create an alternate. i think that John Gibbs has certainly fired up a certain portion of the electorate over those claims.

5. Marc Ambinder:

   For the sake of hundreds of thousands of people who are still trapped in the QAnon alternate world and have no idea what to do.

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