| Main Entry: |
alternative |
| Part of Speech: |
noun |
| Definition: |
possible choice |
Synonyms: |
back-up, druthers,
opportunity,
option,
other, other fish in sea, other fish to fry,
pick,
preference,
recourse,
redundancy,
selection, sub,
substitute, take it or leave it
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| 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' |
Antonyms: |
compulsion, constraint, necessity, obligation, restraint
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