a choice limited to one of two or more possibilities, as of things, propositions, or courses of action, the selection of which precludes any other possibility: You have the alternative of riding or walking.
one of the things, propositions, or courses of action that can be chosen: The alternative to riding is walking.
a possible or remaining course or choice: There was no alternative but to walk.
adjective
affording a choice of two or more things, propositions, or courses of action.
(of two things, propositions, or courses) mutually exclusive so that if one is chosen the other must be rejected: The alternative possibilities are neutrality and war.
employing or following nontraditional or unconventional ideas, methods, etc.; existing outside the establishment: an alternative newspaper; alternative lifestyles.
Logic. (of a proposition) asserting two or more choices, at least one of which is true.
alternating tremor, alternating voltage, alternation, alternation of generations, alternation of heart, alternative, alternative conjunction, alternative curriculum, alternative energy, alternative fuel, alternative history
Similarly, representatives from Quaker tell Eater that rice cakes were first launched as “a low-carb alternative to bread” in the mid-’80s.
The Rise and Fall of the Rice Cake, America’s One-Time Favorite Health Snack|Brenna Houck|September 17, 2020|Eater
If you’re looking for something to help you get healthier and more active, or just an alternative to your current workout routine, look for tiktoks with specific instructions.
Use TikTok to build the perfect workout|Sandra Gutierrez G.|September 17, 2020|Popular Science
The technology essentially combines the performance benefits of the diesel engine design with the low costs and the low emissions associated with these alternative fuels, co-founder and CEO BJ Johnson said in a recent interview with TechCrunch.
ClearFlame Engine Technologies takes aim at cleaning up diesel engines|Kirsten Korosec|September 17, 2020|TechCrunch
There are, today, a large number of groups that continue to spread misleading health information or push users to try alternative or untested cures.
Facebook tries to clean up Groups with new policies|Sarah Perez|September 17, 2020|TechCrunch
The coronavirus pandemic is set to change the way millions of Americans can vote in November, as states expand access to mail-in voting as a safer alternative to in-person voting.
Vote by mail: Which states allow absentee voting|Kate Rabinowitz, Brittany Mayes|September 17, 2020|Washington Post
It reminded me a bit of an alternative take on The Wolf of Wall Street—through the Toni and Candace lens.
Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness|Marlow Stern|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Already, 10 Republicans have declared they will vote for an alternative candidate and more seemed poised to join.
Kamikaze Congress Prepares to Strike Boehner|Ben Jacobs|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And, if these alternative foods were indeed similar in food value to pine nuts, why are the bears not already wolfing them down?
What It Takes to Kill a Grizzly Bear|Doug Peacock|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When I was growing up they called Green Day and Nirvana and Smashing Pumpkins “alternative pop.”
The Rise of Jack Antonoff, the Taylor Swift Whisperer|Kevin Fallon|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The first Bleachers single went to number one in alternative and all the shows have been sold out lately.
The Rise of Jack Antonoff, the Taylor Swift Whisperer|Kevin Fallon|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We cannot say which alternative the builders would have chosen, and therefore we cannot determine the date of building.
Rough Stone Monuments and Their Builders|T. Eric Peet
But there was now no alternative but to await the return of the tapuyo, or the time that would tell he was never more to return.
Afloat in the Forest|Mayne Reid
But without cannon only the second alternative was possible, and the artillery did not arrive.
The War With Mexico, Volume I (of 2)|Justin H. Smith
The only alternative is the breaking up of the camps and the dispersal of the women.
The War in South Africa|Arthur Conan Doyle
Madame des Ursins could only escape by a prompt departure from the difficulties of such an alternative.
Political Women, Vol. 2 (of 2)|Sutherland Menzies
British Dictionary definitions for alternative
alternative
/ (ɔːlˈtɜːnətɪv) /
noun
a possibility of choice, esp between two things, courses of action, etc
either of such choiceswe took the alternative of walking
adjective
presenting a choice, esp between two possibilities only
(of two things) mutually exclusive
denoting a lifestyle, culture, art form, etc, regarded by its adherents as preferable to that of contemporary society because it is less conventional, materialistic, or institutionalized, and, often, more in harmony with nature
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Words related to alternative
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