alternative
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3.2
- noun
- /ɔːlˈtɜrnətɪv/
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alternativa
- Why choose if the alternatives are the same?
- offer an alternative
- provide an alternative
- look for an alternative
Why choose if the alternatives are the same?
- Why choose if the alternatives are the same?
- It's like this giant gel lab alternative to a gel manicure kit.
- And then we'll talk about some alternatives to what's in the patent.
- So anything that gave those countries an alternative was seen as negative.
- And that's because there are alternatives now which there weren't in the past.
- This is your only alternative to central banks.
- Remember, Tina is there is no alternative to stocks.
- They may OfferUp suggestions or alternatives and hold on to your hats, folks.
- We need to finance alternatives to all of these institutions.
- And when you destroy order and you have no alternative, what you get is chaos.
- Well, we decide between two alternatives that are opposed to each other.
- And that the alternative is to see the best.
- Now, there is an alternative to using up your bed.
Examples
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Last year, the government opened 21 specialized trade schools as an alternative to university education.
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Magic Mind it's an alternative to coffee.
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Does the state also offer them the alternative of a home and a husband?
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So I was almost seeking an alternative or a new path.
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There are still alternatives open to us.
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The publicity has helped make the process more acceptable as a viable alternative to childbirth.
Academic text (2011) -
Clopidogrel is an alternative, albeit an expensive one, for patients unable to take aspirin.
Academic text (2011) -
Staying home was no sacrifice when the alternative was being miserable on a movie set.
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The publicity has helped make the process more acceptable as a viable alternative to childbirth.
Synonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.7
Energy from natural sources like the sun or wind that does not run out and causes little pollution
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4.3
Medical treatments not part of regular medicine, often using natural methods or non-drug ways
- Formal
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9.9
A court statement that gives different facts or claims to use later
A way to have a baby with little medical equipment, often at home or in a birth center
- Formal
A court paper that gives different, sometimes opposite, versions of facts so a lawyer can use any that fit
How Prepared
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Alternative comes from the Latin root alter, which means 'other', and you can see the same idea in the word alternate. So an alternative is an 'other' choice you can take instead of the first one.