Dictionary Check: alternate

"alternate" is a valid word!

Scrabble 9 points
Words with Friends 11 points

Definition

adjective

every second one of a series

Example: "the cleaning lady comes on alternate Wednesdays"
adjective

serving or used in place of another

Example: "an alternative plan"
adjective

occurring by turns; first one and then the other

Example: "alternating feelings of love and hate"
Synonyms:
adjective

of leaves and branches etc.; first on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis; not paired

Example: "stems with alternate leaves"
Antonyms:
noun

someone who takes the place of another person

verb

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

Synonyms:

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