alternate vs con

con vs alternate

alternate and con both are nouns.

alternate is an adjective but con is not an adjective.

alternate and con both are verbs.

alternate is not an adverb while con is an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
alternate	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
con	Yes	No	Yes	Yes

As verbs, con is a hypernym of alternate; that is, con is a word with a broader meaning than alternate:

alternate: be an understudy or alternate for a role
con: commit to memory; learn by heart

Other hypernyms of alternate include learn, memorise, memorize.

alternate (noun)	con (noun)
someone who takes the place of another person	a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
	an argument opposed to a proposal
	a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison

alternate (adjective)	con (adjective)
of leaves and branches etc; first on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis; not paired
serving or used in place of another
occurring by turns; first one and then the other
every second one of a series

alternate (verb)	con (verb)
do something in turns	commit to memory; learn by heart
go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions	deprive of by deceit
reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
be an understudy or alternate for a role
exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions

alternate (adverb)	con (adverb)
	in opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc.

Difference between alternate and con

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