Synonyms for alternate

modified

1. Alternative

   alternative, substitute, makeshift, other; see temporary.

2. Recurrent

   intermittent, alternating, every other, every second; see intermittent. See syn. study atintermittent.

noun

verb

1. To take or do by turns

   rotate, substitute, follow in turn, follow successively, happen by turns, follow one another, do by turns, act reciprocally, do one then the other, act alternately, relieve, fill in for, exchange, take turns, reciprocate, interchange, transpose, change off, spell*.

2. To fluctuate

   vary, fluctuate, vacillate, oscillate, waver, seesaw, rise and fall, blow hot and cold, teeter, shift, sway, totter, come and go, ebb and flow, shuffle, go to and fro, ride and tie*, back and fill*, teeter-totter*.