alternatives

NOUN

possible choice

Synonyms

STRONGEST

opportunity option substitute

STRONG

druthers pick preference recourse redundancy selection sub

WEAK

back-up other other fish in sea other fish to fry take it or leave it

Antonyms

STRONG

rejection

WEAK

compulsion constraint necessity obligation restraint

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alternatives

The council said it was a quick way to provide new housing, and was a cheaper option than some alternatives.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Amendment E would partly ensure the funding to incarceration alternatives remains in effect.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

The proposed research would provide children who regularly consume ultra-processed foods with more minimally processed alternatives.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

MTY Food, whose chains include Big Smoke Burger, ManchuWok and Mr. Sub, last year launched a strategic review to examine alternatives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Happily he let out that for years organic chemists had been arbitrarily favoring particular tautomeric forms over their alternatives on only the flimsiest of grounds.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

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