Alternate vs. Alternative
Alternateadjective
Being or succeeding by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; by turns first one and then the other; hence, reciprocal.
Alternateadjective
(mathematics) Designating the members in a series, which regularly intervene between the members of another series, as the odd or even numbers of the numerals; every other; every second.
Alternateadjective
(US) Other; alternative.
Alternateadjective
(botany) Distributed, as leaves, singly at different heights of the stem, and at equal intervals as respects angular divergence.
Alternatenoun
That which alternates with something else; vicissitude.
Alternatenoun
(US) A substitute; an alternative; one designated to take the place of another, if necessary, in performing some duty.
Alternatenoun
(mathematics) A proportion derived from another proportion by interchanging the means.
Alternatenoun
(US) A replacement of equal or greater value or function.
Alternatenoun
(heraldry) Figures or tinctures that succeed each other by turns.
Alternateverb
(transitive) To perform by turns, or in succession; to cause to succeed by turns; to interchange regularly.
Alternateverb
(intransitive) To happen, succeed, or act by turns; to follow reciprocally in place or time; followed by with.
Alternateverb
(intransitive) To vary by turns.
Alternateverb
To perform an alternation (removal of alternate vertices) on (a polytope or tessellation); to remove vertices (from a face or edge) as part of an alternation.
Alternateadjective
Being or succeeding by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; by turns first one and then the other; hence, reciprocal.
Alternateadjective
Designating the members in a series, which regularly intervene between the members of another series, as the odd or even numbers of the numerals; every other; every second; as, the alternate members 1, 3, 5, 7, etc. ; read every alternate line.
Alternateadjective
Distributed, as leaves, singly at different heights of the stem, and at equal intervals as respects angular divergence.
Alternatenoun
That which alternates with something else; vicissitude.
Alternatenoun
A substitute; one designated to take the place of another, if necessary, in performing some duty.
Alternatenoun
A proportion derived from another proportion by interchanging the means.
Alternateverb
To perform by turns, or in succession; to cause to succeed by turns; to interchange regularly.
Alternateverb
To happen, succeed, or act by turns; to follow reciprocally in place or time; - followed by with; as, the flood and ebb tides alternate with each other.
Alternateverb
To vary by turns; as, the land alternates between rocky hills and sandy plains.
Alternatenoun
someone who takes the place of another person
Alternateverb
go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
Alternateverb
exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions
Alternateverb
be an understudy or alternate for a role
Alternateverb
reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
Alternateverb
do something in turns;
Alternateadjective
every second one of a series;
Alternateadjective
allowing a choice;
Alternateadjective
occurring by turns; first one and then the other;
Alternateadjective
of leaves and branches etc; first on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis; not paired;
Alternateverb
occur in turn repeatedly
Alternateverb
do or perform in turn repeatedly
Alternateverb
change repeatedly between two contrasting conditions
Alternateadjective
every other; every second
Alternateadjective
(of two things) each following and succeeded by the other in a regular pattern
Alternateadjective
(of leaves or shoots) placed alternately on the two sides of the stem.
Alternateadjective
another term for alternative
Alternatenoun
a person who acts as a deputy or substitute
Alternativeadjective
Relating to a choice between two or more possibilities.
Alternativeadjective
Not traditional, outside the mainstream, underground.
Alternativeadjective
Other; different from something else.
Alternativeadjective
Alternate, reciprocal.
Alternativenoun
A situation which allows a mutually exclusive choice between two or more possibilities; a choice between two or more possibilities.
Alternativenoun
One of several mutually exclusive things which can be chosen.
Alternativenoun
The remaining option; something available after other possibilities have been exhausted.
Alternativeadjective
Offering a choice of two things.
Alternativeadjective
Disjunctive; as, an alternative conjunction.
Alternativeadjective
Alternate; reciprocal.
Alternativenoun
An offer of two things, one of which may be chosen, but not both; a choice between two things, so that if one is taken, the other must be left.
Alternativenoun
Either of two things or propositions offered to one's choice. Thus when two things offer a choice of one only, the two things are called alternatives.
Alternativenoun
The course of action or the thing offered in place of another.
Alternativenoun
A choice between more than two things; one of several things offered to choose among.
Alternativenoun
one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen;
Alternativeadjective
allowing a choice;
Alternativeadjective
necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities;
Alternativeadjective
pertaining to unconventional choices;
Alternativeadjective
(of one or more things) available as another possibility or choice
Alternativeadjective
(of two things) mutually exclusive
Alternativeadjective
relating to activities that depart from or challenge traditional norms
Alternativenoun
one of two or more available possibilities
