Alternate
Alternate verb - Go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions.
Continue
Continue verb - To remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Also, in G-Darius, when you continue, the powerups given alternate between regular powerups and full-bar powerups for ALL upgrades.
Source: Continuing Is Painful -
He says in his introduction that the alternate reading annoys him, but never has any trouble with anyone else calling him "Bo", and in fact in a later conversation with him, he even tells you it's okay to continue calling him such.
Source: Alternate Character Reading -
Empress Contine, for one, has an indestructible server network telling her how she is going to die in alternate timelines, so that she can avoid it and continue living.
Cite this Source
Continue and Alternate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/alternate/continue
Alternate & Continue. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/alternate/continue>.
Continue or Alternate. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/alternate/continue.
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