relief vs alternate

alternate vs relief

relief and alternate both are nouns.

relief is not an adjective while alternate is an adjective.

relief is not a verb while alternate is a verb.

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

As nouns, alternate is a hyponym of relief; that is, alternate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than relief:

relief: someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
alternate: someone who takes the place of another person

Other hyponyms of relief include locum, locum tenens, double, replacement, surrogate.

relief (noun)	alternate (noun)
aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped	someone who takes the place of another person
the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)
assistance in time of difficulty
the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged
sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background
a change for the better
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
(law) redress awarded by a court
the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)
a pause for relaxation

relief (adjective)	alternate (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

relief (verb)	alternate (verb)
	do something in turns
	go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
	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

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