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

Boards need more alternatives, and the CFO is often a good option.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

They could accelerate the rollout of renewables, and be part of less-polluting alternatives to natural-gas turbines and diesel generators.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

But the dollar still has at least one thing going for it: a lack of viable alternatives.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026

There are no economic alternatives to lithium-ion technology at present, Kubiak adds.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

A restrictive relative clause is essential to the meaning of the sentence, often because it pinpoints the referent of the noun from among a set of alternatives.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker