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
- 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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