Alternative - Definition
alternative
adj 1: serving or used in place of another; "an alternative
plan" [syn: alternate, alternative, substitute]
2: necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive
possibilities; "alternative possibilities were neutrality or
war"
3: pertaining to unconventional choices; "an alternative life
style"
n 1: one of a number of things from which only one can be
chosen; "what option did I have?"; "there no other
alternative"; "my only choice is to refuse" [syn: option,
alternative, choice]