· one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen; "what option did I have?"; "there is no other alternative"; "my only choice is to refuse"
Hypernym(s): decision_making, deciding
· serving or used in place of another; "an alternative plan"
Synonym(s): alternate, substitute
· necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities; "alternative possibilities were neutrality or war"
· pertaining to unconventional choices; "an alternative life style"