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

The Madrid City Council and Madrid mayor José Luis Martínez-Almeida claimed the council and municipal services offered Abascal alternatives before the eviction, per Euronews. — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026

Common Sense Media recommends considering simpler alternatives when a child needs to communicate but isn’t ready for a smartphone, including basic phones and smartwatches. — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026

Common Sense Media recommends that families consider simpler alternatives when a child needs communication but isn’t ready for a smartphone. — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026

But the administration has left itself few if any attractive alternatives. — Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2026

For many CEOs cracking down on IT budgets, open models from Chinese firms offer businesses cheaper alternatives to frontier AI that better protect the privacy of internal and customer data. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026

For example, bread without additives cost 28% more than bread containing them, and cereals without those additives cost 65% more than the cheapest alternatives. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026

But as more companies bet on AI and insist on making our lives miserable by integrating it into every aspect of our lives, more reliable alternatives may soon become harder to come by. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 23 Sep. 2026

In the Dominican Republic, acts like Truño and Los Rialengos scratch the itch for fans, while others like Poolpo and Grunjeo offer pop-punk and grunge alternatives. — Juan J. Arroyo, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026