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alternative

/ alternative /
adjective satellite/noun

Definitions & Examples

adjective satellite Sense 1
necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities
"`either'' and `or'' in `either this or that''"
Similar:
disjunctive
adjective satellite Sense 2
pertaining to unconventional choices
"an alternative life style"
Similar:
unconventional
noun Sense 3
one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
"what option did I have?"
"there no other alternative"
"my only choice is to refuse"
Type of:
decision making deciding
Kinds of:
obverse preference druthers default option default
adjective satellite Sense 4
allowing a choice
"an alternative plan"
Similar:
secondary
Semantic Complexity
52%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
3
Total Relationships
10
Times Searched
1
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disjunctive unconventional decision making deciding obverse preference druthers default option default secondary