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

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alternatives

Not long ago, Salesforce and other corporate software-as-a-service looked imminently threatened by any-day-now, AI-generated alternatives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

In Telegram groups sharing updates and advice about the tests, students were scrambling to find the cheapest and quickest alternatives to complete their applications.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

As Patti summarized it, "there is no free lunch" when searching for sugar alternatives, particularly when several metabolic pathways can ultimately lead toward liver dysfunction.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026

"We need to seriously embrace other alternatives as well, like solar and wind. And for that we will need to revise our energy policy that is at the moment very pro-hydropower," he says.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

My mother tried to interest me in a variety of suitable alternatives from a list Effie Trinket sent her.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins