Alternately
Alternately adverb - In an alternating sequence or position.
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Synonyms for Alternately
Back and forth and alternately are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Back and forth" instead an adverb "Alternately".
Back and forth
Back and forth adverb - Moving from one place to another and back again.
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Synonyms for Back and forth
Alternately and back and forth are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Alternately" instead an adverb phrase "Back and forth".
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Related pairs
- vacillating and alternately
- vacillating and back and forth
- from side to side and alternately
- from side to side and back and forth
- not often and alternately
- not often and back and forth
- off and on and alternately
- off and on and back and forth
- on occasion and alternately
- on occasion and back and forth
- on and off and alternately
- on and off and back and forth
- at irregular intervals and alternately
- at irregular intervals and back and forth
Both terms in one sentence
- Archaeological opinion about Pompeii's reputation likewise has gone back and forth, as it's alternately been regarded as a red-light pleasure resort (thanks to all the whorehouses) or just a typical city of an era that wasn't prudish about such things.
Source: Dated History - Expect the mentors to alternately argue with each other by proxy as they give the hero advice (The hero may be "trapped" between them as they shout back and forth, eventually ignoring the hero all together in favour of their opinion).
Source: Opposed Mentors
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