alternative

The word “alternative” has 4 syllables: al-ter-na-tive

It's pronounced as /ɑːlˈtɝː.nə.tɪv/

What is synonym and antonym for alternative?

In the thesaurus, “alternative” has 95 synonyms and 25 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for alternative along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for alternative

advanced
alternate
another
antiestablishment
avant
avant-garde
back up
backup
bizarre
choice
chosen
contemporary
current
cutting-edge
determination
different
discernment
discretion
discretionary
dispensable
druthers
election
elective
far-out
flipside
free will
fresh
hot
inclination
judgement
judgment
liberty
liking
mod
modern
modernistic
new
new-fashioned
newfangled
nontraditional
novel
opportunity
option
optional
original
other
other fish in sea
other fish to fry
other side
partiality
penchant
perspicacity
pick
pioneering
predilection
preference
present-day
proclivity
progressive
propensity
recourse
red-hot
redundancy
revolutionary
say
second
selection
space-age
state-of-the-art
strange
sub
substitute
surrogate
take it or leave it
tendency
trailblazing
ultramodern
unaccustomed
unconventional
underground
unfamiliar
unheard-of
unknown
unnecessary
unneeded
unprecedented
unwanted
up-to-date
voice
volition
voluntary
vote
way
way-out
will

Antonyms for alternative

coercion
compulsion
compulsory
constraint
conventional
customary
duress
duty
essential
established
force
indispensable
mandatory
necessary
necessity
nonelective
nonvoluntary
obligation
obligatory
orthodox
rejection
required
requisite
restraint
traditional

Meanings of alternative

noun
1. A situation which allows a mutually exclusive choice between two or more possibilities; a choice between two or more possibilities.
2. One of several mutually exclusive things which can be chosen.
3. The remaining option; something available after other possibilities have been exhausted.
4. Alternative rock.
adjective
1. Relating to a choice between two or more possibilities.
2. Other; different from something else.
3. Not traditional, outside the mainstream, underground.
4. Alternate, reciprocal.

Example Sentences

We need to find an alternative solution to this problem.
She prefers using natural remedies as an alternative to conventional medicine.
Public transportation is a good alternative to driving in the city.
They offered me an alternative position in a different department.
There’s no alternative but to wait until the storm passes.

On this page you'll find 120 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to alternative, such as: advanced, alternate, another, antiestablishment, avant, avant-garde, back up.

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