Synonyms of alternated

alternated

verb

past tense of alternate

as in mixed

to place or do (different things) so that one follows the other in a repeated series

To make the appetizer, you should alternate layers of tomatoes and cheese.

The poem alternates fear and hope.

Related Words

• mixed
• combined
• juxtaposed
• incorporated
• interspersed
• inserted
• blended
• threaded
• intermingled
• salted
• wove
• mingled
• interlaced
• wreathed
• merged
• interwove
• embodied
• laced
• integrated
• amalgamated
• commingled
• fused
• assimilated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of alternated

Over 38 days, a selection of adult male mice alternated days of feeding with days without access to food. — Mike McRae 25, New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2026

Trump has alternated between threats and diplomatic overtures to get the job done, but the war is now approaching six months with no end in sight. — Zac Anderson, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026

Watson and Sanders have alternated days working with the first-team offense during training camp after both received opportunities with the starters during the spring. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Furious riding was alternated with brief, puffing interludes of listening. — Paul Schullery, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026

The two of them alternated with their forks until there was nothing left. — Emma Cline, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026

While Queen Romana projected the image of a supreme ruler who alternated between benevolence and tyranny, Didulo the person was all too human. — Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026

All married slap bass to thrash guitar, but if most of their cohort alternated rapping and belting on the vocal front, Primus trotted out Claypool as more of a hyperliterate carnival barker. — Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 2 Aug. 2026

Amid his battle with Deshaun Watson for the starting job, Shedeur alternated reps with the former Houston Texans signal-caller. — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026