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Antonyms for alternatives

Grammar : Noun
Spell : awl-tur-nuh-tiv, al-
Phonetic Transcription : ɔlˈtɜr nə tɪv, æl-

Definition of alternatives

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.
  • noun possible choice
Example sentences :
  • Of these alternatives only the second can, in reality, be correct.
  • Extract from : « Freeland » by Theodor Hertzka
  • And the more so as he computed the alternatives of victory or death.
  • Extract from : « Hellenica » by Xenophon
  • You make the alternatives certain ruin and possible salvation.
  • Extract from : « The Dominant Strain » by Anna Chapin Ray
  • She ought to have the facts, and be allowed to face the alternatives before it is too late.
  • Extract from : « The Dominant Strain » by Anna Chapin Ray
  • Such are the terms he offers; such are the alternatives his kindness suggests.
  • Extract from : « The O'Donoghue » by Charles James Lever
  • Between these two alternatives the former could be my only choice; and what a choice!
  • Extract from : « Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 (of 2) » by Charles Lever
  • The alternatives, war or submission, were not pleasant to contemplate.
  • Extract from : « Union and Democracy » by Allen Johnson
  • I do not propose to execute you, but will give you the choice of two alternatives.
  • Extract from : « The Naval History of the United States » by Willis J. Abbot.
  • He told her the alternatives the manager had suggested, and she agreed with him they were all impossible.
  • Extract from : « The Story of a Play » by W. D. Howells
  • And you've just time enough left to cast about for a set of alternatives.
  • Extract from : « The Letter of the Contract » by Basil King

Synonyms for alternatives

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