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Antonyms for alternative
ɔlˈtɜr nə tɪv, æl-al·ter·na·tive

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English Synonyms and Antonyms3.0 / 2 votes

  1. alternative

    A choice may be among many things; an alternative is in the strictest sense a choice between two things; oftener it is one of two things between which a choice is to be made, and either of which is the alternative of the other; as, the alternative of surrender is death; or the two things between which there is a choice may be called the alternatives; both Mill and Gladstone are quoted as extending the meaning of alternative to include several particulars, Gladstone even speaking of "the fourth and last of these alternatives." Option is the right or privilege of choosing; choice may be either the right to choose, the act of choosing, or the thing chosen. A person of ability and readiness will commonly have many resources. Pick, from the Saxon, and election, from the Latin, picture the objects before one, with freedom and power to choose which he will; as, there were twelve horses, among which I could take my pick. A choice, pick, election, or preference is that which suits one best; an alternative is that to which one is restricted; a resource, that to which one is glad to betake oneself.

    Antonyms:
    compulsion, necessity

    Synonyms:
    choice, election, option, pick, preference, resource

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms1.0 / 1 vote

  1. alternative

    Antonyms:
    compulsion, quandary, necessity, fix

    Synonyms:
    choice, resource, opinion

Princeton's WordNet1.5 / 2 votes

  1. option, alternative, choiceadjective

    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"

    Antonyms:
    conjunctive, conventional, primary

    Synonyms:
    choice, selection, option, pick

  2. alternate, alternative, substituteadjective

    serving or used in place of another

    "an alternative plan"

    Antonyms:
    conventional, primary, conjunctive

    Synonyms:
    alternate, alternating(a), utility(a), ersatz, alternate(a), substitute(a), substitute

  3. alternativeadjective

    necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities

    "alternative possibilities were neutrality or war"

    Antonyms:
    conventional, primary, conjunctive

    Synonyms:
    substitute, alternate

  4. alternativeadjective

    pertaining to unconventional choices

    "an alternative life style"

    Antonyms:
    primary, conjunctive, conventional

    Synonyms:
    substitute, alternate

How to use alternative in a sentence?

  1. Yoon Jong-Keun:

    The shutdown of 10 old coal power plants will not affect the country's power supply as we can replace them with alternative energy like biomass and renewables gradually.

  2. Albert Einstein:

    There are two ways of resisting war: the legal way and the revolutionary way. The legal way involves the offer of alternative service not as a privilege for a few but as a right for all. The revolutionary view involves an uncompromising resistance, with a view to breaking the power of militarism in time of peace or the resources of the state in time of war.

  3. Alexandra Johnstone:

    We know that appetite control is important to achieve weight loss, and our study suggests that those consuming the most calories in the morning felt less hungry, in contrast to when they consumed more calories in the evening period, while disputing the claims for' metabolic' advantages of early-in-the-day-calories, this paper does establish a plausible alternative : a potential weight loss advantage... via enhanced satiety and less hunger.

  4. Carlos Cesar:

    It is important that this agreement is fleshed out before the government program debate in parliament because our commitment is that we'll only contribute to ousting the government if we simultaneously bring a responsible alternative, a durable solution that gives Portuguese calm and confidence, if there is no deal ... we will not leave the country without a government.

  5. Jonathan Pershing:

    Part of what we have to do is we have to wield the stick, but we also have to have the carrot, the carrot might be in the way we can offer [ countries ] an alternative model of growth and development.

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#1243primary
#1485alternative
#2464fix
#5273conventional
#9308necessity
#37799compulsion
#58056quandary
#73626conjunctive

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