Open English Wordnet

(n)surrogate, alternate, replacementsomeone who takes the place of another person

(v)alternate, jumpgo back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions

(v)alternateexchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions

(v)understudy, alternatebe an understudy or alternate for a role

(v)interchange, tack, switch, alternate, flip, flip-flopreverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

(v)alternate, take turnsdo something in turns“We take turns on the night shift”

(s)alternateevery second one of a series“the cleaning lady comes on alternate Wednesdays”

(s)alternate, alternative, substituteserving or used in place of another“an alternative plan”

(s)alternate, alternatingoccurring by turns; first one and then the other“alternating feelings of love and hate”

(a)alternateof 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”

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