Synonyms for ALTERNATIVE
ɔlˈtɜr nə tɪv, æl-al·ter·na·tive

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 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 AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. alternative

   Synonyms:
   choice, resource, opinion

   Antonyms:
   compulsion, quandary, necessity, fix

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.5 / 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, alternative, 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), alternative, 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

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1. alternativenoun

   Synonyms:
   choice (between two things)

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1. List of paraphrases for "alternative":

   alternatives, alternate, variant, replacement, shadow, option, substitute, substitution, other, spare, alternativo, alternativa, surrogate, parallel, reciprocating, choice, different, solution, alternativas, alternating, makeshift, tabbed, choices, replace, various, workaround, lieu

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How to use ALTERNATIVE in a sentence?

1. Wilbur Ross:

   ZTE did do some inappropriate things ... the question is are there alternative remedies to the ones we had originally put forward and that's the area we will be exploring very, very promptly.

2. Roger Stone:

   Theres a war on alternative media, theres a war where theyre trying to criminalize political expression. Theres a war where theyre trying to criminalize free speech.

3. Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho:

   If the privatisation does not succeed, today we know what the alternative is: a restructuring which can only be based on big lay-offs, route reductions, reduction of equipment and thereby a reduction of the operation and significance of the company, that is, transforming TAP into a mini TAP, which is not in the interests of workers, the economy nor the Portuguese.

4. Wawan Purwanto:

   The main target is still security authorities, but we can say that there are alternative (targets) if the main targets are blocked.

5. Decio Chusid:

   There is no alternative, it has to be ready and it will be ready, these things are often done at the last minute, the same thing happened with the Pan American games at the same stadium (in 2007). There were lots of problems but it was done in time. We are Brazilian, we are used to it.