options

NOUN

alternative

Synonyms

STRONGEST

benefit choice opportunity preference privilege right

STRONG

advantage claim dibs dilemma discretion druthers election franchise grant license pickup prerogative selection

WEAK

flipside free will other side of coin take it or leave it

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disadvantage misfortune

STRONG

loss refusal

Example Sentences

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Of the options for what to do with it once bought, demolishing the site was out of the question for historians.

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday that he was looking at "all options," adding that he and Trump had agreed to "intensify discussions" in upcoming weeks.

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

Chelsea are also in talks to sign Crystal Palace defender Maxence Lacroix while assessing other options in the market, including Como's Jacobo Ramon.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

She does have some other options, including several lesser-known Division III colleges, among them public universities.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026

The akrafena doesn’t seem inclined to let me think through my options.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer