alternative

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

I - noun

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

II - adjective

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

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  alternate, substitute, option, choice