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alternately

ADVERB
by turns
Synonyms
WEAK
in succession one person at a time
ADVERB
instead
Synonyms
STRONG
rather
WEAK
alternative as a substitute in lieu in place of in preference on behalf of on second thought preferably rather than
ADVERB
off and on
Synonyms
WEAK
at intervals at times every once in a while every so often fluctuating from time to time irregularly now and then occasionally on occasion once in a while sometimes sporadically vacillating variably
ADVERB
off-and-on
Synonyms
WEAK
at irregular intervals fluctuating hardly infrequently intermittent irregularly not often on and off scarcely sometimes sporadically vacillating variable very seldom when the mood strikes
ADVERB
on and off
Synonyms
WEAK
at irregular intervals fluctuating inconstantly infrequently intermittently irregularly not often now and then off and on sometimes sporadically uncertainly variable very seldom when the mood strikes
ADVERB
rather
Synonyms
STRONGEST
sooner willingly
WEAK
alternatively as a matter of choice by choice by preference first in lieu of in preference just as soon more readily more willingly much sooner
Antonyms
WEAK
extremely insignificantly little violently
ADVERB
sporadically
Synonyms
STRONGEST
infrequently occasionally periodically
WEAK
again betimes cyclically discontinuously sometimes

Example Sentences

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Details of the prints reveal Goya’s hand—alternately frenetic, delicate and weighty—with fresh intimacy.

From The Wall Street Journal

The result is alternately charming and clashing — why, I wondered, isn’t the animation done in a 1970s style to better complement the film?

From Los Angeles Times

“Christy,” an alternately exuberant and disturbing biopic, charts her path from that moment.

From The Wall Street Journal

Elizabeth is also the conscience of the piece, befriending the Creature and being alternately attracted to Victor and repulsed by what she sees as his moral degeneracy—never mind his abdication of parental responsibility.

From The Wall Street Journal

Eclipse mapping measures tiny variations in that light as the planet moves behind its star, alternately hiding and revealing different regions.

From Science Daily

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