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| Main Entry: | alternative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | other, alternate |
| Synonyms: | another, different, second, substitute, surrogate, back-up, flipside, other side |
| Notes: | alternate means 'one after the other' or 'each succeeding the other in turn, especially continuously' and alternative means 'one instead of the other' or 'allowing or necessitating a choice between two or more things' |
| Main Entry: | alternative |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | possible choice |
| Synonyms: | opportunity, option, other, pick, preference, recourse, redundancy, selection, sub*, substitute, back-up, druthers, other fish in sea, other fish to fry, take it or leave it |
| Antonyms: | compulsion, constraint, necessity, obligation, restraint |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | choice |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | power to select; selection |
| Synonyms: | alternative, appraisal, choosing, cull, cup of tea*, decision, determination, discretion, discrimination, distinction, election, evaluation, extract, favorite, finding, free will, judgment, opportunity, option, pick, preference, rating, say, substitute, variety, verdict, volition, vote, weakness, druthers |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | election |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | choosing; voting |
| Synonyms: | alternative, appointment, ballot, choice, decision, determination, franchise, judgment, option, poll, preference, primary, referendum, selection, ticket, balloting, polls, vote-casting |
| Main Entry: | instead |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | alternatively |
| Synonyms: | alternative, on behalf of, preferably, rather, alternately, as a substitute, in lieu, in place of, in preference, on second thought, rather than |
| Main Entry: | loophole |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | escape |
| Synonyms: | alternative, escape clause, outlet, technicality, way out, means of escape |
| Main Entry: | makeshift |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | temporary |
| Synonyms: | alternative, expedient, hit-or-miss*, provisional, quick-and-dirty*, slapdash*, stopgap, substitute, Band-Aid, make-do, temp, throwaway |
| Antonyms: | complete, finished, permanent, ready |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | new age |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | of a broad-ranging consciousness-raising movement |
| Synonyms: | alternative, balanced, holistic, mystic, occult, planetary, spiritual, Age of Aquarius, astrological, crystal healing, supernaturalist |
| Main Entry: | optional |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | possible; available as choice |
| Synonyms: | alternative, arbitrary, discretionary, elective, extra, free, open, unrestricted, volitional, voluntary, discretional, facultative, no strings attached, noncompulsory, nonobligatory, not required, unforced, up to the individual |
| Antonyms: | compulsory, forced, required |
| Main Entry: | second |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | next; subordinate |
| Synonyms: | additional, alternative, another, double, duplicate, extra, following, further, inferior, lesser, lower, other, place, repeated, reproduction, secondary, subsequent, supporting, twin, unimportant, next in order, runner-up, succeeding |
| Main Entry: | selection |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | preference from among choices |
| Synonyms: | alternative, choice, choosing, collection, draft, election, excerpt, option, pick, culling, druthers, picking |
| Antonyms: | refusal, rejection |
| Main Entry: | variant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | different |
| Synonyms: | alternative, divergent, exceptional, modified, various, varying, derived, differing |
| Antonyms: | agreeing, same, similar |
| Main Entry: | variant |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | derived form |
| Synonyms: | alternative, branch, development, exception, irregularity, modification, result, variation, version, spinoff |
| Antonyms: | base, root |
| Main Entry: | shortcut |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bypass |
| Synonyms: | alternative, alternate route, timesaver, timesaving method |
| Main Entry: | other |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | additional, added |
| Synonyms: | alternative, another, auxiliary, else, extra, farther, fresh, further, more, new, spare, supplementary |
| Antonyms: | included, related |
| Main Entry: | preference |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | first choice |
| Synonyms: | alternative, choice, cup of tea*, desire, election, favorite, flash*, groove, inclination, option, partiality, pick, predilection, propensity, say, selection, top, weakness, druthers, prepossession, say so |
| Antonyms: | dislike, hate, hatred, rejection, last choice |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | alternate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | substitute |
| Synonyms: | alternative, another, backup, different, makeshift, second, surrogate, temporary, interchanging |
| Antonyms: | necessary |
| Main Entry: | underground |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | secret, subversive |
| Synonyms: | alternative, avant-garde, clandestine, concealed, covert, experimental, hidden, hush-hush*, private, radical, resistant, revolutionary, surreptitious, unbowed, unconventional, under wraps*, undercover, unusual, on the QT, on the sly, resistive |
| Antonyms: | authorized, known, legal, public, condoned |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | way |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | direction, route |
| Synonyms: | access, admission, admittance, advance, alternative, approach, artery, avenue, bearing, boulevard, byway, channel, course, distance, door, drag*, elbowroom, entrance, entry, entrée, extent, forward motion, gate, gateway, headway, highway, ingress, journey, lane, length, line, march, movement, opening, orbit, passage, path, pathway, progress, progression, ride, road, room, row, space, stone's throw, street, stretch, tendency, thataway, thoroughfare, track, trail, trend, walk |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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