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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
alternative
one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen (Freq. 16)
- what option did I have?
- there no other alternative
- my only choice is to refuse
• Syn:
option, choice
• Hypernyms:
decision making, deciding
• Hyponyms:
obverse, preference, druthers, default option, default,
default, possible action, opening, impossibility, impossible action,
Hobson's choice, soft option
1. serving or used in place of another (Freq. 4)
- an alternative plan
• Syn:
alternate, substitute
• Similar to:
secondary
• Derivationally related forms:
substitute (for: substitute), alternate (for: alternate)
2. necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities (Freq. 1)
- alternative possibilities were neutrality or war
• Similar to:
disjunctive
3. pertaining to unconventional choices
- an alternative life style
• Similar to:
unconventional
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