Alternates Meaning

There are 10 meaning(s) for word Alternates

Meaning 1 : be an understudy or alternate for a role

    Synonyms : understudy
Meaning 2 : reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

    Synonyms : flip,  flip-flop,  interchange,  switch,  tack
Meaning 3 : do something in turns

    Synonyms : take turns
Meaning 4 : serving or used in place of another

    Synonyms : alternative,  substitute
Meaning 5 : go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions

    Synonyms : jump
Meaning 6 : occurring by turns; first one and then the other

    Synonyms : alternating
Meaning 7 : someone who takes the place of another person

    Synonyms : replacement,  surrogate
Meaning 8 : every second one of a series

    Example : the cleaning lady comes on alternate Wednesdays

Meaning 9 : exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions

Meaning 10 : 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


Similar words of Alternates :