ALTERNATING Synonyms
There are 20 hypernyms of the word alternating. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for ALTERNATING
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changing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by continuous change or effective action | ||||||||
cyclic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • conforming to the Carnot cycle • forming a whorl or having parts arranged in a whorl • of a compound having atoms arranged in a ring structure • recurring in cycles adjective satellite • marked by repeated cycles | ||||||||
fluctuating | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having unpredictable ups and downs | ||||||||
oscillating | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having periodic vibrations | ||||||||
rotational | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or pertaining to rotation | ||||||||
shifting | verb, adverb, noun, adjectivev, adv, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of moving from one place to another adjective satellite • continuously varying • changing position or direction • (of soil) unstable | ||||||||
swinging | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||||
noun • changing location by moving back and forth adjective satellite • characterized by a buoyant rhythm | ||||||||
vacillating | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • uncertain in purpose or action | ||||||||
varying | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by diversity or difference | ||||||||
wobbling | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (of sound) fluctuating unsteadily | ||||||||
interchanging | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • To switch (each of two things) • To mutually give and receive (something); to exchange • To swap or change places • To alternate; to intermingle or vary • To act as or carry out an interchange (noun, senses 2, 3). noun • The act by which things are interchanged. | ||||||||
swaying | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • controlling influence • pitching dangerously to one side verb • move back and forth or sideways • move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner • win approval or support for • cause to move back and forth | ||||||||
teetering | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end verb • move unsteadily, with a rocking motion | ||||||||
alternative | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen adjective satellite • serving or used in place of another • necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities • pertaining to unconventional choices | ||||||||
flip | verbv | |||||||
noun • an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return • a suite of internet protocols, which provide Security transparency, security and network management. • hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg • a sudden, quick movement • the act of flipping a coin • a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water • (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team adjective satellite • marked by casual disrespect verb • lightly throw to see which side comes up • cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation • look through a book or other written material • toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air • cause to move with a flick • throw or toss with a light motion • move with a flick or light motion • turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse • react in an excited, delighted, or surprised way • go mad, go crazy • reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) | ||||||||
flip-flop | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a decision to reverse an earlier decision • a backless sandal held to the foot by a thong between the big toe and the second toe • an electronic circuit that can assume either of two stable states • a backward somersault verb • reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) | ||||||||
interchange | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a junction of highways on different levels that permits traffic to move from one to another without crossing traffic streams • mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information) • the act of changing one thing for another thing • reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries) verb • put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items • give to, and receive from, one another • cause to change places • reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) | ||||||||
jump | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a sudden and decisive increase • an abrupt transition • (film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another • a sudden involuntary movement • descent with a parachute • the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground verb • move forward by leaps and bounds • move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm • make a sudden physical attack on • increase suddenly and significantly • be highly noticeable • enter eagerly into • rise in rank or status • jump down from an elevated point • run off or leave the rails • jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute • cause to jump or leap • start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery • bypass • pass abruptly from one state or topic to another • go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions | ||||||||
replacement | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another • someone who takes the place of another person • an event in which one thing is substituted for another • a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another • filling again by supplying what has been used up • a person who follows next in order | ||||||||
substitute | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another • an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced • someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult) adjective satellite • capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team • serving or used in place of another • artificial and inferior verb • put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items • be a substitute • act as a substitute | ||||||||