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| 1. | [ noun ] (psychology) one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen | |
| Synonyms: | choice option | |
| Examples: | "what option did I have?" "there no other alternative" "my only choice is to refuse" |
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| Related terms: | decision_making possibility obverse soft_option default_option Hobson's_choice impossibility preference | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] allowing a choice | |
| Synonyms: | alternate | |
| Examples: | "an alternative plan" |
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| Related terms: | secondary | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities | |
| Synonyms: | mutually_exclusive | |
| Examples: | "`either' and `or' in `either this or that' |
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| Related terms: | disjunctive | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] pertaining to unconventional choices | |
| Examples: | "an alternative life style" |
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| Related terms: | unconventional | |
| Similar spelling: |
alternatively alterative alternate alliterative alternation alternating alternately alliteratively alternator alliterate altercate Alternanthera alteration aliterate altercation alliterator alliteration aleatory |
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