alternative
noun
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- adjective
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
what option did I have?
Types & categories
- decision making hypernym
- obverse hyponym
- druthers hyponym
- default option hyponym
- possible action hyponym
- impossible action hyponym
- Hobson's choice hyponym
- soft option hyponym
Related & opposite
- alternative derivation
Sense 2 adjective
serving or used in place of another
an alternative plan
Related & opposite
- substitute derivation
- reliever derivation
- surrogate derivation
- secondary similar to
Sense 3 adjective
necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities
alternative possibilities were neutrality or war
Related & opposite
- alternative derivation
- disjunctive similar to
Sense 4 adjective
pertaining to unconventional choices
an alternative life style
Related & opposite
- unconventional similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | alternative |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | decision making |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | obverse |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | druthers |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | default option |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | possible action |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | impossible action |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Hobson's choice |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | soft option |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | substitute |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | reliever |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | surrogate |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | secondary |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | alternative |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | disjunctive |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | unconventional |