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options

NOUN

alternative

Synonyms

STRONGEST

benefit choice opportunity preference privilege right

STRONG

advantage claim dibs dilemma discretion druthers election franchise grant license pickup prerogative selection

WEAK

flipside free will other side of coin take it or leave it

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disadvantage misfortune

STRONG

loss refusal

Example Sentences

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Bournemouth's Andoni Iraola, Fulham's Marco Silva and former Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso are understood to be among the options on the club's shortlist.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

But developments in the options market are starting to raise questions about the strength of the spring rally and its staying power into the summer months.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

If you’re 50 and on track to retire at 65 with more than you need, you have options most people don’t.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

But cracks are starting to form, and the options market might be the first sign of a pullback brewing over the weeks ahead, as Friday marks the expiry of all major index options contracts.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

When everything else has been stripped away, the only options remaining are fight or flight.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda