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alternative

/ɔl'tɜrnətɪv/

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adjective
serving or used in place of another
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"an alternative plan"

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alternate substitute secondary
noun
one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
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"there is no other alternative"

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choice option

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deciding decision making
adjective
necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities
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"alternative possibilities were neutrality or war"

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disjunctive
adjective
pertaining to unconventional choices
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"an alternative life style"

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unconventional

Examples of alternative

"an alternative plan"
"there is no other alternative"
"alternative possibilities were neutrality or war"
"an alternative life style"