alternative

Plural: alternatives

Noun

• one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
  • "there no other alternative"
• A situation which allows a mutually exclusive choice between two or more possibilities; a choice between two or more possibilities.
• One of several mutually exclusive things which can be chosen.
• The remaining option; something available after other possibilities have been exhausted.
• alternative rock
• A non-offensive word or phrase that serves as a replacement for a word deemed offensive or unacceptable, though not as a euphemism.

Adjective Satellite

• serving or used in place of another
  • "an alternative plan"
• necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities
  • "alternative possibilities were neutrality or war"
• pertaining to unconventional choices
  • "an alternative life style"

Adj

• Relating to a choice between two or more possibilities.
• Relating to a choice between two or more possibilities.
• Presenting two or more alternatives.
• Other; different from something else.
• Not traditional, outside the mainstream, underground.
• Alternate, reciprocal.

Examples

• alternative conjunctions like or
• an alternative proposition
• Disability activists discourage the use of the words "crazy" and "insane" due to their negative connections to mental health, suggesting alternatives such as "wild", "silly", or "out of this world", which do not relate to mental health.

Synonyms

alternate, choice, option, substitute, Synonyms: see Thesaurus:option, disjunctive

Antonyms

different, opposing

Related Words

alternate, alternativeness, alternativism, variant

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