adjective
- available as another possibility or choice
- existing or functioning outside the established cultural, social, or economic system
noun
- one of two or more available possibilities
Examples
- We need to find an alternative route to avoid the traffic.
- Solar energy is an alternative to fossil fuels.
- What alternatives do we have if this plan doesn’t work?
- She chose the alternative medicine approach for her treatment.
- The only alternative was to cancel the trip entirely.
- He listened to alternative rock music in college.
- The committee presented three alternatives for consideration.