Defenition of the word alternative
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Defenition of the word alternative
- A choice between two or more possibilities.
- Serving or used in place of another.
- Necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities.
- Pertaining to unconventional choices, e.g. life style.
- allowing a choice; "an alternative plan"
- pertaining to unconventional choices; "an alternative life style"
- necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities; "`either' and `or' in `either this or that'
- an alternative action; "what option did I have?" or "there no other alternative" or "my only choice is to refuse"
- one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen; "what option did I have?"; "there no other alternative"; "my only choice is to refuse"
- necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities; "`either'' and `or'' in `either this or that''"
- one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
- necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities
- pertaining to unconventional choices
- serving or used in place of another
Synonyms for the word alternative
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- alternate
- another
- choice
- complementary
- different
- marginal
- mutually exclusive
- option
- other
- out of the ordinary
- substitute
- unconventional
- unorthodox
- unusual
Similar words in the alternative
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- alternative
- alternative's
- alternatively
- alternatives
- disjunctive
- secondary
- unconventional
Hyponyms for the word alternative
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- default
- default option
- druthers
- Hobson's choice
- impossibility
- impossible action
- obverse
- opening
- possibility
- possible action
- preference
- soft option
Hypernyms for the word alternative
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