Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for alternate. Search instead for haltenote.
Definitions

alternate

[awl-ter-neyt, al-, awl-ter-nit, al-] / ˈɔl tərˌneɪt, ˈæl-, ˈɔl tər nɪt, ˈæl- /
ADJECTIVE
substitute
Synonyms
Antonyms






Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

He might have an alternate version of himself materialize if he needs help.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

You have no legal duty to step forward, although you should notify the beneficiaries and any alternate executors named in the will as soon as possible.

From MarketWatch Aug. 7, 2026

With dinner already half-imagined, I could pass the tomatoes and melons without treating each one as an alternate future I might regret abandoning.

From Salon Aug. 4, 2026

Business owner Lorenzo, who entered the villa on day one, said he felt like he "manifested" meeting Julia, 26, in Casa Amor, the alternate villa where relationships are tested by new arrivals.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

It’d been a while since the bad smell of the alternate world had bothered Emma, but that didn’t mean it wasn’t there.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

The record alternates patient mood pieces like this one with more melodic tunes with startling shifts in volume.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

The collaboration alternates between observing runs that collect scientific data and periods dedicated to commissioning and upgrading the detectors.

From Science Daily Jul. 2, 2026

The rest of the album alternates between chaos and control, introspection and criticism, grungy beats and hazy surrealism.

From Salon Jun. 5, 2026

It alternates between "found footage" segments filmed in first person that resemble his web show, and more classic filmic shots.

From Barron's May 28, 2026

That’s when we learned that Ashton, MyKayla, and Ragan would be staying at another compound, with all the other team alternates.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles

We alternated between mat and barre work, using light weights and an exercise strap and ball.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

The economy has alternated between adding workers and shedding them for 11 months in a row.

From MarketWatch Apr. 3, 2026

They passed air through larynges removed from deceased horses and then alternated the airflow between normal air and helium.

From Science Daily Feb. 25, 2026

In one experiment, Adrian North and his colleagues at Leicester University alternated the music in a supermarket between French accordion and German oompah tunes.

From BBC Jan. 28, 2026

Both of them alternated between peering proudly out at all the kids in the pool, and nodding excitedly at one another.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

The FCC also added foreign-made inverters to the list -- devices that, among other functions, convert direct current from batteries or solar panels into standard alternating current, which can be used by the electrical grid.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

Their simulations showed that disruptions often travel through alternating direct and indirect pathways, moving across international trade links as well as domestic production chains.

From Science Daily Jun. 20, 2026

Bipolar disorder is a lifelong mental health condition characterised by alternating periods of intense emotional highs and deep emotional lows.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

With the exception of Brivik’s appearance, Bird took the stage solo, alternating between performing unreleased songs from an upcoming album and much-loved stalwarts from his 2005 breakout, “The Mysterious Production of Eggs.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

I sit alone, still nervous, alternating between texting Jason and Hope and staring at the wall, images of Stella swirling around my head, separate moments over the past few weeks jumping out at me.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott




Vocabulary lists containing alternate


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training