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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China’s years of groundwork, she said, allows “technologies to be deployed at scale” that can make dollar alternatives more viable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

Its AI models are slightly weaker, and Chinese firms offer cheaper alternatives.

From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026

The committee is recommending that no new patients start treatment with Tavneos and that existing patients be switched to suitable alternatives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

Oil-producing Middle Eastern countries are exploring overland alternatives to the passageway, such as new pipelines or pipeline expansions, and energy-importing countries have sought alternatives to crude or alternatives to their supplies of crude.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026

The mountain lions had either died or migrated, and the humans were now facing the same two alternatives.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman