alternate
Meanings
- someone who takes the place of another person
- go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
- exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions
- be an understudy or alternate for a role
- reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
- do something in turns;
- every second one of a series; - the White Queen
- "the cleaning lady comes on alternate Wednesdays"
- serving or used in place of another;
- occurring by turns; first one and then the other;
- 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"
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 9
alternate is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordalternate is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
alternate is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 11
alternate is a valid Words With Friends word