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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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After years of high inflation, Americans are less willing to accept price increases, a refusal they express by buying less or seeking cheaper alternatives.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

Emerald said in December that it was reviewing strategic alternatives after receiving takeover interest from multiple parties.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Such alternatives would only add about a negligible 20 nautical miles to journeys that sometimes exceed 10,000 nautical miles.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

The second is a stark lack of alternatives.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

For a time, big bang theory and steady-state theory lived side by side, alternatives that astronomers chose between depending on their philosophy.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife