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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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Market share lost to Huawei’s Ascend chips does not automatically return when licenses are granted, because Chinese hyperscalers are building procurement pipelines and software stacks around domestic alternatives.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

It can create alternatives that others can produce.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Nvidia, the dominant player in the AI chip market, has underperformed fellow heavyweights and nascent alternatives alike this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

A lack of available fuel and the rise of faster, cheaper alternatives like solar power, gas, or geothermal energy could derail the stock, Jefferies points out.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

You can see things that we cannot, you can see connections and possibilities and alternatives that are invisible to us, just as sraf was invisible to you.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman