back and forth
Synonyms back and forth

back and forth

alternate

alternately

back-and-forth

backward and forward

backwards and forwards

capriciously

changeably

desultorily

erratically

hitch and hike

in and out

inconstantly

off and on

on and off

reciprocal
Examples of use word back and forth Example 1A customer was bothering the waiter in a
restaurant.
First, he asked that the air conditioning be turned up because
he was
too hot, then he asked it be turned down cause he was too
cold, and so on
for about half an hour.
Surprisingly, the
waiter was very patient, he walked
back and forth (synonyms of word back and forth above) and
never once got
angry. So finally, a second customer asked him why he
didn't throw
out the pest.
"Oh, I really don't care or mind," said the waiter
with a smile.
"We don't even have an air conditioner."
Read more about this joke.Example 2A customer was bothering the
waiter in a
restaurant. First, he asked that the air conditioning be
turned up
because he was too hot, then he asked it be turned down cause
he was too
cold, and so on for about half an hour.
Surprisingly, the waiter
was very patient, he walked
back and forth (synonyms of word back and forth above) and
never once got
angry. So finally, a second customer asked him why he
didn't throw out
the pest.
"Oh, I really don't care or mind," said the waiter
with a smile.
"We don't even have an air conditioner."
Read more about this joke.Example 3The
psychology instructor had just
finished a lecture on mental health and
was giving an oral
test.
Speaking specifically about manic depression, she asked, "How would
you diagnose a patient who walks
back and forth (synonyms of word back and forth above) screaming at the
top of
his lungs one minute, then sits in a chair weeping
uncontrollably the
next?"
A young man in the rear raised his hand and
answered, "A basketball
coach?"
Read more about this joke.Example 4Two tourists were driving through
Louisiana. As
they were approaching Natchitoches, they started
arguing about the
pronunciation of the town. They argued
back and forth (synonyms of word back and forth above)
until they stopped
for lunch. As they stood at the counter, one
tourist asked the employee,
"Before we order, could you please settle
an argument for us? Would
you please pronounce where we are... very
slowly?"
The girl leaned over the counter and said, "Burrrrrrrr,
gerrrrrrr,
Kiiiiing."
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