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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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It can create alternatives that others can produce.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

But new research shows that some of the natural color additives being turned to as alternatives are associated with an increased risk of Type 2 diabetes and cancer.

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

Meanwhile, the oil market has been relying heavily on alternatives to make up for that loss of supply.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

The alternatives, he says, will be the obtaining of professional status, or, by 1971, reduction to the role of spectacle-sellers.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut