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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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Customer-service operations still rely heavily on underpaid and poorly trained humans, leading to general dissatisfaction across all service metrics, including wait times and repeat calls, with consumers increasingly resorting to equally unsatisfactory self-service alternatives.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

Such alternatives would only add about a negligible 20 nautical miles to journeys that sometimes exceed 10,000 nautical miles.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

The second is a stark lack of alternatives.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Southeastern Asset Management, which has a stake of more than 4% in Mattel, said Thursday it believes the company is now positioned to explore strategic alternatives after stabilizing its business.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

But it was still better than wrestling with the alternatives.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer