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

Example Sentences

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The company has also engaged a financial advisory firm "to evaluate a range of strategic alternatives that could include a sale of the company or merger," GoPro announced in May.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Transportation stocks, options bets and profitable companies are among the popular alternatives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

For tech stocks, that number is probably even higher, given the lack, particularly in Europe, of domestic alternatives.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Indonesia, for instance, planned to replace diesel and coal electricity-generation units with cleaner alternatives, but had been moving slowly.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

These clunkers are sometimes used as alternatives to because or since-.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner