Antonyms for alternative

Grammar : Adj, noun

Spell : awl-tur-nuh-tiv, al-

Phonetic Transcription : ɔlˈtɜr nə tɪv, æl-

Definition of alternative

Origin : 1580s, "offering one or the other of two," from Medieval Latin alternativus, from Latin alternatus, past participle of alternare (see alternate (v.)). Meaning "purporting to be a superior choice to what is in general use" was current by 1970 (earliest reference is to the media); e.g. alternative energy (1975). Related: Alternatively.

adj other, alternate
noun possible choice

Example sentences :

Master Headley did not like the alternative at all, and was a good deal perplexed.
Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge

In the absence of overtures there was no alternative but to march on Paris.
Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes

An acceptance so direct left Clarence no alternative: his fate was decided.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

There was no alternative now but to cross the barrens to Whale River on foot.
Extract from : « The Long Labrador Trail » by Dillon Wallace

Henry Dunbar was resolute; and the young lawyer had no alternative.
Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon

Now that I can think coolly of the business, I know that such an alternative is impossible.
Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon

There was only one alternative to a dead, burned-out, empty planet.
Extract from : « Join Our Gang? » by Sterling E. Lanier

But even in acknowledging this she reserved to herself an alternative.
Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum

May there not be the alternative, I said, that we may persuade you to let us go?
Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato

But I couldn't—no, by heaven, I couldn't—accept the alternative.
Extract from : « The Captain of the Pole-Star and Other Tales » by Arthur Conan Doyle

Synonyms for alternative

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