alternative - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen

Synonyms

• alternative
• choice
• option

More generic

• deciding
• decision making

More specific

• Hobson's choice
• default
• default option
• druthers
• impossibility
• impossible action
• obverse
• opening
• possibility
• possible action
• preference
• soft option

Adjective

necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities

Synonyms

• alternative

Related

• disjunctive

Adjective

pertaining to unconventional choices

Synonyms

• alternative

Related

• unconventional

Adjective

serving or used in place of another

Synonyms

• alternate
• alternative
• substitute

Related

• secondary

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