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ALTERNATE

Definition:

[noun] someone who takes the place of another person
Synonyms: surrogate, replacement
[verb] go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
Synonyms: jump
[verb] exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions
[verb] be an understudy or alternate for a role
Synonyms: understudy
[verb] reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
Synonyms: interchange, tack, switch, flip, flip-flop
[verb] do something in turns; "We take turns on the night shift"
Synonyms: take turns
[adjective] every second one of a series; "the cleaning lady comes on alternate Wednesdays"; "jam every other day"- the White Queen
[adjective] allowing a choice; "an alternative plan"
Synonyms: alternative
[adjective] occurring by turns; first one and then the other; "alternating feelings of love and hate"
Synonyms: alternating
[adjective] 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"