Definition
an alternative: another option or possibility
We have no other alternative than to sell to them at half price.
alternative: unusual, innovative, different
an alternative lifestyle
- "Brian : We're going to take an alternative route, sir."
- "Bruno : Actually we already have an office in Sydney which I want to expand, but Glenn tells me that New Zealand is a viable alternative."
- "I don't see any other alternative."
- "Oléré practiced alternative medicine using herbs and plants from the rainforest."
- "Suggested Alternative"
- "I've got an alternative meaning for GDP, and this room is full of them: genuinely disgusting people!"
- "Alternative Culture Center, 842 Mission Street"
- "Oléré practiced alternative medicine in the heart of the Amazon, and used herbs and plants from the rainforest for holistic purposes."
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