The phrase "alternate terms" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to different words or phrases that can be used in place of one another.
Example: "In this context, you can use alternate terms such as 'synonyms' or 'equivalents' to convey the same meaning."
Alternatives: "substitute terms" or "replacement terms".
In the late fifties, the two parties put an end to the conflict by agreeing to alternate terms in power, in a coalition called the National Front.
"One issue is that there are so many alternate terms and many of them have other meanings.
While I might throw out some examples of alternate terms for the purpose of contrast, I'm not seriously trying to propose new terms here.
Due to the fact that in Europe, the term health literacy is not as commonly used as it is in the United States, we selected alternate terms that were used in articles when referring to concepts of health literacy, in respect not only to the terminology which may vary from some European countries to others, but also the language and translation barriers in relevance to those terms.
In consideration of the Japanese sociocultural environment, we avoided using the terms "cancer" or "tumor" with the children, using alternate terms in introductory writings and questionnaires.
Turnover, and the alternate terms of "attrition" or "wastage" are usually expressed in terms of the % of staff of a particular occupation or workplace who have left the organisation (or have moved jobs) within the last twelve months.
As an alternate term, he proposed "compression".
And the magazine has revealed that American witches and wizards use the alternate term "no-maj", short for "no magic", when describing those who are unable to practise spell casting.
The Dialect Society mentioned "longhorn" as an alternate term for the whale tail.
As the term British Isles is controversial in relation to Ireland, the alternate term Britain and Ireland is often used as a neutral term for the islands.
In later Bronze Age Mesopotamia we know that the Great Marriage (an alternate term for it) became institutionalized with the ascendancy of patriarchy and began to serve both a sacred and political purpose.
