ALTERNATING Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

alternating 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of alternating

as in alternate

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alternating

2 of 2

verb

present participle of alternate

as in mixing

to place or do (different things) so that one follows the other in a repeated series To make the appetizer, you should alternate layers of tomatoes and cheese. The poem alternates fear and hope.

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Recent Examples of alternating

Adjective

District 203 Superintendent Dan Bridges said early childhood students in full-day preschool will begin returning to their schools on an alternating-day basis beginning Thursday. — Rafael Guerrero, chicagotribune.com, 3 Nov. 2020 In Montgomery, churches could have alternating rows of pews roped off and pillows placed in the others, asking only family members to sit together. — Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 19 Apr. 2020

Verb

For this development, the team worked with two-dimensional hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites, arranging alternating organic and inorganic layers into precise crystalline structures. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026 In the meantime, researchers hope to make even more complicated sandwiches, filled with alternating layers of binomial and regular graphs, or with other ingredients. — Paulina Rowińska, Quanta Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for alternating

Recent Examples of Synonyms for alternating

Adjective

In that intervening century, women gained the vote and man went to the moon, but the appeal of entering an alternate universe where men pose no threat to the dreams of ambitious women remained constant.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
In a panel discussion with Chandler, Pierre, and co-creators Damon Lindelof and Tom King, fellow co-creator and showrunner Chris Mundy explained the series’ alternate approach to the Green Lantern heroes.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of alternate

Verb

The Morrison critique — that bottlenecks come from mixing prep, cook and clean activities in the same square foot — is pushing designers to treat the room as a cluster of task zones rather than one open space.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Research has shown that mixing ketamine with other substances such as alcohol can be dangerous, potentially leading to problems including respiratory depression, where breathing becomes dangerously slow or shallow.

— Violet Jira, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of mixing

Adjective

Guests can also look forward to pumpkin picking, the seasonal corn maze, and other fresh goods sold at the Apple Barrel Farm Market.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
The collection is also a seasonal day book, tracing a year of temperature changes, blooms, and dyings-off.

— Craig Morgan Teicher, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of seasonal

Verb

Coroner’s officials have issued a new image, created by combining a forensic sketch and post-mortem photographs using artificial intelligence.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
The company will look at the emerging role of AI in dubbing and how hybrid workflows combining technology and human expertise could support the localization of content for international markets.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of combining

Adjective

Haring, whose artwork is characterized by bold outlines and rhythmic figures punctuated by playful wit, has become synonymous with the 1980s New York downtown art scene.

— Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
At first, people used drum machines as metronomes — to keep a drummer from speeding up or slowing down and to keep everyone on the same rhythmic wavelength.

— Kristin Robinson, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of rhythmic

Verb

To be sure, the former intended to evoke the elegance and versatility of a little black dress, juxtaposing the shiny surface of its leather body with the matte effect of the matching handle.

— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
Then there are novels that just feel online, deploying punchy paragraphs with ample white space, juxtaposing the everyday with the incendiary, the poetic, and the absurd.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of juxtaposing

Verb

Advertisement Perhaps more importantly, the bloc is incorporating climate into the core of its economic planning.

— Justin Worland, Time, 3 Oct. 2026
The score, composed by Damon Albarn, has a rough, analog feel to it, incorporating instruments like an Indonesian angklung.

— E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026

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