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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

Example Sentences

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The fund has seen more than $26.3 billion in net outflows since January 2024 as investors migrated to cheaper alternatives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

The conditions are notably better than the alternatives.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

When prices rise for synthetic fertilizer, demand for alternatives, like poultry litter, may increase even further.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Oppenheimer analyst Param Singh had similar reasoning back in January when he argued that IBM’s software portfolio was “sticky,” meaning clients repeatedly return to the products even though alternatives exist.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Happily he let out that for years organic chemists had been arbitrarily favoring particular tautomeric forms over their alternatives on only the flimsiest of grounds.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson