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How to pronounce alternative

IPA transcription: [ɔl'tɚnətɪv]

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Noun

  • 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”

Adjective

  • serving or used in place of another

    “an alternative plan”

  • necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities

    “alternative possibilities were neutrality or war”

  • pertaining to unconventional choices

    “an alternative life style”

Usage examples

  • If you don't know any alternative search engines, just google them.
  • This no good alternative.
  • In the same year, Slice began using an alternative blue logo for certain programs.
  • A number of alternative rankings exist, such as the Leiter Reports Law School Rankings.
  • If turned down by Douglas, Haney would offer a variety of equally useless alternatives.
  • Alternative hit "Fat Lip", which incorporated verses of what one critic called "brat rap.
  • Bioasphalt is an asphalt alternative made from non-petroleum based renewable resources.
  • The council is now seeking alternative sites.
  • During the same period, other researchers developed alternative, more radical theories.
  • These hitches are a simple and cheap alternative to mechanical ascenders.