Synonyms for alternatively
al·ter·na·tive·ly

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1. alternatively, instead, or elseadverb

   in place of, or as an alternative to

   "Felix became a herpetologist instead"; "alternatively we could buy a used car"

   Synonyms:
   rather, instead, or else

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1. List of paraphrases for "alternatively":

   alternately, subsidiarily, otherwise, conversely, optionally, instead, furthermore

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1. Lindsay Farrer:

   Alternatively, it could reflect that high triglycerides in early adulthood may trigger a cascade of metabolic events that over time initiate processes that directly lead to Alzheimer's disease.

2. Michael Cooper:

   Perhaps during the following 11.7 billion years of cosmic history, XMM-2599 will become the central member of one of the brightest and most massive clusters of galaxies in the local universe, alternatively, it could continue to exist in isolation. Or we could have a scenario that lies between these two outcomes.

3. Christopher Conselice:

   Our new research suggests that searches for extraterrestrial intelligent civilizations not only reveals the existence of how life forms, but also gives us clues for how long our own civilization will last, if we find that intelligent life is common then this would reveal that our civilization could exist for much longer than a few hundred years, alternatively if we find that there are no active civilizations in our Galaxy it is a bad sign for our own long-term existence. By searching for extraterrestrial intelligent life — even if we find nothing — we are discovering our own future and fate.

4. President Barack Obama:

   Fear can lead us to lash out against those who are different or lead us to try to get some sinister 'other' under control, alternatively, fear can lead us to succumb to despair or paralysis or cynicism.

5. Ashita Gupta:

   Clinical research shows that taking 200 mcg daily of the mineral selenium can reduce anti-thyroid antibodies, alternatively, you can get the mineral by eating one to twoBrazil nutseach day.