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    al·ter·na·tive
    [ôlˈtərnədiv]
    adjective
    alternative (adjective)
    1. (of one or more things) available as another possibility:
      "the various alternative methods for resolving disputes" · "the alternative definition of democracy as popular power"
      • (of two things) mutually exclusive:
        "the facts fit two alternative scenarios"
      • relating to behavior that is considered unconventional and is often seen as a challenge to traditional norms:
        "an alternative lifestyle" · "they have one foot in alternative music and the other in rock"
    noun
    alternative (noun) · alternatives (plural noun)
    1. one of two or more available possibilities:
      "audiobooks are an interesting alternative to reading" · "she had no alternative but to break the law"
    Origin
    mid 16th century (in the sense ‘alternating, alternate’): from French alternatif, -ive or medieval Latin alternativus, from Latin alternare ‘interchange’ (see alternate).
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    Similar and Opposite Words
    adjective
    1. (of one or more things) available as another possibility:
      different
      other
      another
      second
      possible
      substitute
      replacement
      deputy
      relief
      proxy
      surrogate
      cover
      fill-in
      stand-in
      standby
      emergency
      reserve
      backup
      auxiliary
      fallback
      alternate
      pinch-hitting
    noun
    1. one of two or more available possibilities:
      option
      choice
      substitute
      replacement
      proxy
      reserve
      surrogate
      stand-in
      resort
      way out
      other possibility
      possible course of action
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