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

For the first time, Gallup also asked about nonalcoholic alternatives − and 17% reported consuming nonalcoholic beer, wine or spirits instead of an alcoholic drink in the past year. — Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

The Kowalczyk decision reset the status quo for money bail, ruling that judges must consider other non-monetary alternatives before assigning bail. — Evelyn Ronan, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026

The Nano Foamer works well to foam both dairy milks and alternatives like oat and almond. — Cassie Gill, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026

Maryland’s Office of People’s Counsel has raised serious questions about whether PJM adequately considered alternatives to massive new transmission projects. — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2026

Instead of entering prolonged transfer negotiations for an expensive successor to Casemiro, the club have looked for affordable alternatives. — Carl Anka, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

The program makes funding available to supplier factories for investments intended to reduce energy demand and transition to renewable alternatives. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026

The United States must also provide countries with attractive alternatives to economic dependence on Beijing. — Bill Cassidy, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2026

The suit maintains that the commission’s denial does not identify any adverse impact to a wetland function or value, nor any feasible and prudent alternatives to address the Commission’s reasons for denial, in violation of state law, Conn. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026