alternative

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noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ attractive, effective, good, radical

▪ acceptable, reasonable, suitable

▪ available, credible, practical, real, realistic, serious, viable

▪ Is there a viable alternative to prison?

▪ clear, obvious

▪ cheap, healthy, interesting, safe

▪ a healthier alternative to fried chicken

VERB + ALTERNATIVE

▪ have

▪ We have two alternatives.

▪ offer, provide

▪ His idea seemed to offer a possible alternative.

▪ develop, find, seek

▪ We'll have to find an alternative.

▪ They are seeking alternatives to fossil fuels.

▪ consider, discuss, explore

▪ present, propose, suggest

ALTERNATIVE + VERB

▪ be available, exist

PREPOSITION

▪ alternative for

▪ There is no alternative for those with no car of their own.

▪ alternative to

▪ Is there an alternative to surgery for this complaint?

PHRASES

▪ have little alternative (but to), have no alternative (but to)

▪ She had no alternative but to do as he said.

▪ leave sb with no alternative (but to)

▪ He was left with no alternative but to hobble to the nearest hospital.
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adj.

Alternative is used with these nouns: ↑approach, ↑arrangement, ↑comedian, ↑comedy, ↑conception, ↑definition, ↑ending, ↑energy, ↑explanation, ↑fuel, ↑hypothesis, ↑idea, ↑interpretation, ↑lifestyle, ↑means, ↑mechanism, ↑medicine, ↑method, ↑model, ↑music, ↑perspective, ↑point of view, ↑premises, ↑procedure, ↑pronunciation, ↑religion, ↑remedy, ↑rock, ↑route, ↑scenario, ↑solution, ↑source, ↑spelling, ↑strategy, ↑suggestion, ↑technique, ↑technology, ↑theory, ↑therapy, ↑treatment, ↑type, ↑universe, ↑venue, ↑view, ↑viewpoint, ↑vision, ↑way, ↑world

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Synonyms:

Choice (between two things), other (of two)

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Alternative — Al*ter na*tive, n. [Cf. F. alternative, LL. alternativa.] 1. An offer of two things, one of which may be chosen, but not both; a choice between two things, so that if one is taken, the other must be left. [1913 Webster] There is something else… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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alternative — [ôl tʉr′nə tiv, altʉr′nə tiv] adj. [ML alternativus: see ALTERNATE] 1. providing or being a choice between two or among more than two things [alternative routes] 2. designating or of an institution, enterprise, etc. that appeals to unconventional … English World dictionary
Alternative — Al*ter na*tive, a. [Cf. F. alternatif.] 1. Offering a choice of two things. [1913 Webster] 2. Disjunctive; as, an alternative conjunction. [1913 Webster] 3. Alternate; reciprocal. [Obs.] Holland. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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