Alternating
Alternating adjective - Occurring by turns; first one and then the other.
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Synonyms for Alternating
Unstable and alternating are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unstable" instead an adjective "Alternating".
Unstable
Unstable adjective - Not being in or able to maintain a state of balance.
Alternating and unstable are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Alternating" instead an adjective "Unstable".
Nearby Word: unstably
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Related pairs
- irregular and alternating
- irregular and unstable
- capricious and alternating
- capricious and unstable
- fluid and alternating
- fluid and unstable
- shifting and alternating
- shifting and unstable
- unsteady and alternating
- unsteady and unstable
- irresolute and alternating
- irresolute and unstable
- fluctuating and alternating
- fluctuating and unstable
Both words in one sentence
- Joan of Arcadia: Judith from the second season started out as alternating between being annoying, a Jerk Ass, dangerously unstable, and seeming like she was either wanting to steal Adam from Joan or Joan from Adam.
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In the original Metal Gear Solid, Gray Fox, Snake's best friend, is returned to life as a highly-unstable, experimental, insane cyborg alternating between craving death, craving the death of everyone else, and trying to get Snake to fight him to the death so he can find peace.
Source: Came Back Wrong
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