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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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As the peatlands restoration manager with Ulster Wildlife, Devenney said the time has come to look for alternatives to imported coir logs.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Many Americans don’t have transportation alternatives for work, which means they keep paying the extra cost of gas while they can, but it takes up more of their paycheck.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

About 20% of the world’s supply of oil and roughly the same portion of its LNG have been cut off at the Strait of Hormuz, leading import-dependent countries to seek alternatives.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Briggs and another council member in 2021 called on DTE to abandon trimming and consider alternatives after residents complained of “butchered” trees.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

“If the alternatives are jail or a pierced Adam’s apple, I shall happily push one of your carts. Though I can’t predict how far I’ll go.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole