alternate vs interchange

interchange vs alternate

alternate and interchange both are nouns.

alternate is an adjective but interchange is not an adjective.

alternate and interchange both are verbs.

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

As verbs, alternate and interchange are synonyms defined as:

alternate and interchange: reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

Other synonyms of alternate include flip-flop, flip, switch, tack.

alternate (noun)	interchange (noun)
someone who takes the place of another person	the act of changing one thing for another thing
	mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information)
	reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries)
	a junction of highways on different levels that permits traffic to move from one to another without crossing traffic streams

alternate (adjective)	interchange (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)	interchange (verb)
do something in turns	reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions	cause to change places
reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)	give to, and receive from, one another
be an understudy or alternate for a role	put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions

Difference between alternate and interchange

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