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Alternating

🔄 Synonyms of "Alternating"

1 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
alternatenoun	Happening by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; first one and then the other (repeatedly).

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
directverb	Proceeding without deviation or interruption.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
cyclicalnoun	recurring at regular intervals
cyclicnoun	Characterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular intervals; cyclical
reciprocatingnoun	That moves back and forth or up and down.
alternativenoun	Relating to a choice between two or more possibilities.
rotatingnoun	undergoing physical rotation
togglingverb	To alternate between two positions using a single switch or lever.
oscillating	Moving in a repeated back-and-forth motion; coming and going.
switchingnoun	The act or process of something that switches.
interchangingnoun	The act by which things are interchanged.
fluctuatingnoun	Subject to irregular changes in quantity or quality.
successive	Coming one after the other in a series.
staggered	Arranged in a way that is not uniform.
intermittentnoun	Stopping and starting, occurring, or presenting at intervals; coming after a particular time span.
back-and-forthnoun	Alternative form of back and forth. [The movement (of someone or something) forward followed by a return to the same position. May refer to a concept such as an emotional state or a relationship as well as a physical thing.]
periodic	Occurring at regular intervals.
varyingnoun	(computer graphics) A kind of variable, used by a fragment shader, that interpolates values across a primitive, so as to produce gradient effects etc.
seesawingnoun	A rising and falling, like that of a seesaw.
vacillatingnoun	Liable to vacillate.
undulatingnoun	Moving up and down like waves; wavy.
revolvingnoun	moving around a central point.