Alternate and Successive

Alternate

Alternate adjective - Occurring by turns; first one and then the other.

Successive and alternate are semantically related in in turn topic. In some cases you can use "Successive" instead an adjective "Alternate".

Successive

Successive adjective - Following one after another without others coming in between.
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Alternate and successive are semantically related in in turn topic. Sometimes you can use "Alternate" instead an adjective "Successive".

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