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- pronunciation:
- awl
tuhr
n
tihv
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
one of two or more possibilities; option.
What do you think is the best alternative?
- synonyms:
- option
- similar words:
- choice, pick, preference, selection
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| definition 2: |
the choice of one or more options.
The store gives customers the alternative of paying with a credit card or in cash.I'm sorry to do this, but I have no alternative.- synonyms:
- choice, option
- similar words:
- pick, preference, selection
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| related words: |
change, elective |
adjective + (n.)alternative
acceptable,
affordable,
appealing,
attractive,
cheap,
cost-effective,
costly,
credible,
desirable,
effective,
efficient,
expensive,
feasible,
healthy,
inexpensive,
low-cost,
only,
practical,
preferable,
preferred,
promising,
proposed,
radical,
realistic,
reasonable,
safe,
viable
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verb + (n.)alternative
choose, consider, evaluate, explore, offer, present, propose, provide, weigh
noun + (n.)alternative
search, transportation
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
being one of two or more possibilities.
Scientists in India offer an alternative explanation for this phenomenon. |
| definition 2: |
offering or allowing a choice.
The store offers alternative payment methods.- synonyms:
- optional
- similar words:
- allowable, alternate, permissible
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| definition 3: |
nontraditional or unconventional.
He expresses his unique views in an alternative newspaper.The hippies of the 1960s were not the first Americans to have an alternative lifestyle.- synonyms:
- nontraditional, unconventional
- antonyms:
- regular
- similar words:
- progressive
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| related words: |
other |
(adj.)alternative
+ noun
approach,
arrangement,
assessment,
certification,
conception,
crop,
development,
dispute,
employment,
energy,
explanation,
form,
format,
framework,
fuel,
funding,
hypothesis,
interpretation,
intervention,
lifestyle,
means,
mechanism,
medicine,
method,
mode,
model,
option,
paradigm,
path,
perspective,
placement,
possibility,
practitioner,
procedure,
program,
proposal,
provider,
remedy,
resolution,
rock,
route,
scenario,
scheme,
solution,
source,
strategy,
tax,
teaching,
technique,
technology,
theory,
therapy,
treatment,
universe,
vehicle,
view,
viewpoint,
vision
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| derivation: |
alternatively (adv.) |
The word alternative
contains the following parts:
alter, altern, altr
Latin
root
that means other; change
  Example words:
alter, alterant, alterative, altercate, altercation, alternate, alternation, alternative, alternator, altruism, altruistic, subaltern
-ive, -ative
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means tending to, connected with, or performing
More about this word part:
The suffix -ive
, -ative
turns Latinate verb bases into adjectives. Many adjectives ending in -ive
, -ative
have corresponding noun forms ending in -ity (objective
, objectivity) or -ion (effusive
, effusion).
Example words:
abrasive, abusive, accumulative, activate, active, actively, activist, administrative, affirmative, aggressive, alternative, attractive, captive, cognitive, combative, conclusive, curative, cursive, dative, derisive, divisive, effusive, emotive, exclusive, expensive, figurative, fixative, formative, fricative, fugitive, imperative, incisive, inclusive, infinitive, interactive, laxative, native, normative, objective, permissive, productive, protective, quantitative, relative, restive, subjective
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