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Synonyms 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.

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

    Antonyms:
    compulsion, necessity

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms1.0 / 1 vote

  1. alternative

    Synonyms:
    choice, resource, opinion

    Antonyms:
    compulsion, quandary, necessity, fix

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"

    Synonyms:
    choice, selection, option, pick

    Antonyms:
    conjunctive, conventional, primary

  2. alternate, alternative, substituteadjective

    serving or used in place of another

    "an alternative plan"

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

    Antonyms:
    conventional, primary, conjunctive

  3. alternativeadjective

    necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities

    "alternative possibilities were neutrality or war"

    Synonyms:
    substitute, alternate

    Antonyms:
    conventional, primary, conjunctive

  4. alternativeadjective

    pertaining to unconventional choices

    "an alternative life style"

    Synonyms:
    substitute, alternate

    Antonyms:
    primary, conjunctive, conventional

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. alternativenoun

    Synonyms:
    choice (between two things)

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How to use alternative in a sentence?

  1. Andrew Lewis:

    We just went through a public comment session where two times as many people called in supporting ranked-choice voting as called in supporting the approval voting alternative.

  2. Sonia Dunlop:

    It is time for the White House and governments all over the world to think hard as to who they want at the helm of the World Bank, you don't need to be a scientist to understand climate science -- the facts are clear, and there's no alternative but to act.

  3. Peter Laurelli:

    It may be the case that while SWF's exposure to China will increase as a result of their exposure to passive global EM equity strategies, a segment to which they've allocated nearly $7 billion since the beginning of 2018, there is additional interest in supplementing that long-only index-based exposure to China with alternative approaches.

  4. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:

    I think there's a third alternative, and that is standing firm, ratcheting up the pressure until you get a better deal.

  5. Mohamed Hassan:

    We will see this situation again and again, we must not only hand out food, but also help people find alternative livelihoods.


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