Synonyms of alternatives

alternatives

noun

plural of alternative

as in options

the power, right, or opportunity to choose

there's no alternative: we must cross the stream to reach our destination

Synonyms & Similar Words

• options
• choices
• ways
• preferences
• elections
• selections
• liberties
• picks
• discretions
• druthers
• volitions
• votes
• determinations
• wills
• says
• voices
• tendencies
• proclivities
• free wills
• inclinations
• predilections
• propensities
• likings
• partialities
• judgments
• penchants
• discernments
• perspicacities

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• forces
• coercions
• obligations
• duties
• duresses
• Hobson's choices

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of alternatives

But for those who understand the unique driving experience that a 911 offers, the alternatives quickly start to feel like compromises rather than upgrades. — Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026

And by cutting China off, Washington gave Beijing every reason to build its own alternatives. — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

Motor Decide was created to help companies consider possible alternatives. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026

Martin Wang, a software developer who began repairing broken computers more than a decade ago, says his popular Brookline, Massachusetts, repair shop has seen an uptick in business as customers look for alternatives to buying new devices. — Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Yet the political alternatives that once dominated the region have lost their capacity to command popular allegiance. — Mansoor Moaddel, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026

Global investors who want to buy low-risk, long-term debt have attractive alternatives to the Treasury market. — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

With a limited time to stock up on existing supplies of the material, artists are scrambling to find alternatives, but so far no one has a solution. — News Desk, Artforum, 14 Oct. 2026

That’s why restoring journalism requires public and nonprofit alternatives to combat market failures, as media scholar Victor Pickard has laid out. — Seth Ashley, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026