Dictionary Check: alternative

"alternative" is a valid word!

Scrabble 14 points
Words with Friends 17 points

Definition

adjective

serving or used in place of another

Example: "an alternative plan"
Synonyms:
adjective

necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities

Example: "alternative possibilities were neutrality or war"
adjective

pertaining to unconventional choices

Example: "an alternative life style"
noun

one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen

Example: "what option did I have?"
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