What is another word for alternative?
429 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ ɔːltˈɜːnətˌɪv], [ ɔːltˈɜːnətˌɪv], [ ɔː_l_t_ˈɜː_n_ə_t_ˌɪ_v]Table of Contents
Similar words for alternative:- all (adjective)
- alternate (adjective)
- different (adjective)
- makeshift (adjective)
- new age (adjective)
- optional (adjective)
- other (adjective)
- other, alternate (adjective)
- second (adjective)
- substitute (adjective)
- subterrestrial (adjective)
- underground (adjective)
- variant (adjective)
- instead (adverb)
- instead (adverb)
- or (conjunction)
- alternative (noun)
- choice (noun)
- election (noun)
- escape (noun)
- loophole (noun)
- possible choice (noun)
- preference (noun)
- selection (noun)
- shortcut (noun)
- substitute (noun)
- substitution (noun)
- way (noun)
- other synonyms
- bypass
- other relevant words
Synonyms for Alternative:
adj.
•all (adjective) •alternate (adjective) •different (adjective) •makeshift (adjective)- more bandaid,
- most make do,
- most bandaid,
- temp,
- most throwaway,
- most band-aid,
- more make do,
- more band-aid,
- stopgap,
- makedo,
- most make-do,
- most makedo,
- quick and dirty,
- more band aid,
- bandaid,
- most band aid,
- pro visional,
- more throwaway,
- more make-do,
- more makedo.
- age aquarius,
- most astrological,
- most supernaturalist,
- more astrological,
- more supernaturalist,
- super naturalist,
- super-naturalist,
- supernaturalist.
- nonobligatory,
- not required,
- discretionary,
- noncompulsory,
- discretional,
- no strings attached,
- elective,
- non-compulsory,
- up to the individual.
adv
•instead (adverb)adv.
•instead (adverb)conj.
•or (conjunction)n.
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- offbeat,
- notable,
- unique,
- unusual,
- surprising,
- out of the ordinary,
- odd,
- dilemma,
- exotic,
- special,
- remarkable.
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•
- study at.
- de-sires,
- de-sire,
- pre-possessions,
- de sires,
- pre possessions,
- pre possession,
- pre-possession,
- de sire.
Other synonyms:
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- divergent,
- lopsided,
- catholic,
- possibility,
- afresh,
- diversified,
- incomparable,
- judgment call,
- various,
- unrecognizable,
- uneven,
- irregular,
- distinctive,
- incompatible,
- divers,
- diverse,
- many-sided,
- distinct,
- varied,
- contrasting,
- assorted,
- multifaceted,
- conflicting,
- distinguishable,
- sundry,
- variously,
- triangulation,
- dissimilar,
- unequal,
- variegated,
- disparate,
- varying,
- changed,
- contrastive,
- distinguishing,
- removed,
- differing,
- inconsistent.
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•
- liberty,
- resolution,
- broad,
- possible,
- apart,
- trade-off,
- conclusion,
- particular,
- variable.
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•
- draw.
- mock,
- secretly,
- sign,
- delegate,
- analogy,
- expediently,
- remove,
- privately,
- be one's fate,
- bypass,
- elect,
- modern,
- metaphor,
- backup,
- assess,
- irregularly,
- realm of possibilities,
- depose,
- another,
- Baseball designated hitter,
- uproot,
- in for,
- evaluate,
- utility,
- temporarily,
- adopt,
- locum tenens,
- mutually,
- resort,
- consider,
- clandestinely,
- alternate choice,
- quirky,
- auxiliary,
- fake,
- inclination,
- relief,
- liking,
- experimental,
- will and pleasure,
- druthers,
- weigh,
- artifice,
- equivalent,
- vice-regent,
- ghostwriter,
- erratically,
- surreptitiously,
- secondly,
- dislocate,
- metonymy,
- divisional,
- invention,
- escape hatch,
- activist,
- vicar,
- device,
- SPARES,
- any more,
- wacky,
- predilection,
- resource,
- eccentric,
- nonconformist,
- sub,
- pinch,
- changeling,
- appraise,
- or,
- saving clause,
- exchangeable,
- alternate way,
- jury mast,
- supportive,
- novel,
- covertly,
- reciprocally,
- obverse,
- contrivance,
- locum,
- replace,
- Cooptation,
- quid pro quo,
- variation,
- fresh,
- vicarious,
- superseder,
- dismiss,
- be doomed,
- equal,
- stand-by,
- stealthily,
- way out,
- reserve,
- trick,
- attainable,
- set before,
- cunning,
- trendy,
- voluntary,
- novation,
- have no choice,
- Preoption,
- shift,
- copy,
- adoption,
- take,
- alternatively,
- pleasure,
- change,
- alternating,
- token,
- alternativity,
- occasionally,
- disturb,
- prefer,
- temporary expedient,
- interchangeable,
- select,
- comparison,
- alternatives,
- agent,
- version,
- Pipelaying,
- impermanently,
- unorthodox,
- modification,
- replacing,
- Substituent,
- supporting,
- personnel,
- scapegoat,
- original,
- alternator,
- dislodge,
- Subterrestrial,
- detour,
- nostrum,
- phony,
- unevenly,
- revolutionary,
- possible choice,
- furtively,
- tentative,
- newfangled,
- displace,
- appoint,
- impossibility,
- pinch-hitter,
- volitional,
- contingency,
- ghost,
- spare,
- synecdoche,
- receipt,
- hole to creep out of,
- voice,
- dissident,
- appreciate,
- avant-garde,
- warming pan,
- secretive,
- vote,
- ersatz,
- succedaneum,
- additional,
- transmutable,
- utility player,
- stratagem,
- be destined,
- course,
- subversive,
- supplanter,
- someone else,
- provisionally,
- Pis Aller,
- expedient,
- deception,
- vice president,
- ringer,
- combination,
- unpick,
- remedy,
- pretext,
- secondarily,
- extra,
- choose,
- reserves,
- contradictory,
- temporary,
- second-line,
- alternate route,
- strange,
- new,
- way of escape,
- one more,
- radical,
- symbol,
- provisional.
Paraphrases for Alternative:
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Equivalence
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Adjective
alternatives, option, other, surrogate.
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Proper noun, singular
alternates, option, options, other, surrogate.
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Noun, singular or mass
option, workaround, other, surrogate.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
alternating.
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Adjective
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Forward Entailment
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Noun, plural
options.
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Noun, plural
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Independent
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Adjective
variant, alternating, unconventional, makeshift, non-traditional, change-out, irreplaceable, options, fall-back, tabbed, reciprocating, conventional, feasible, nontraditional, alt, diversionary, viable, solutions, varied, substitutable, divergent, follow-on.
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Proper noun, singular
differences, directions, assistants, variant, variants, systems, models, Diets, schemes, alternativa, alternativo, substitution, alt, alternativas, parallel, parallels.
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Noun, singular or mass
variant, reciprocating, substitution, equivalence, alt, locum.
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Verb, past participle
opposed.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Adjective
replacement, substitute, parallel.
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Proper noun, singular
replacement, replacements, substitute, variation, variations, solution, solutions.
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Noun, singular or mass
replacement, substitute, variation, solution, solutions, parallel.
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Adjective
Antonyms for Alternative:
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n.
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possible choice
rejection, obligation, constraint, restraint.
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Other antonyms:
duress, conjunctive, Hobson's Choice, compulsion, force, necessity, primary, coercion.
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possible choice
Hypernym for Alternative:
n.
Hyponym for Alternative:
n.
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cognition
decision making, deciding.
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cognition