alternative

1. alternative (adj) — sense 1

Definition: Relating to a choice between two or more possibilities.

Example: an alternative proposition

2. alternative (adj) — sense 2

Definition: Relating to a choice between two or more possibilities.: Presenting two or more alternatives.

Example: alternative conjunctions like or

3. alternative (adj) — sense 3

Definition: Other; different from something else.

Example: Exploring alternative realities isn't just a game for boys. In 1666, Margaret Cavendish, the Duchess of Newcastle, published a utopian fantasy of compelling strangeness.

4. alternative (noun) — sense 4

Definition: A situation which allows a mutually exclusive choice between two or more possibilities; a choice between two or more possibilities.

Example: I gave you the alternative; you decided to stay.

5. alternative (noun) — sense 5

Definition: One of several mutually exclusive things which can be chosen.

Example: Between these alternatives there is no middle ground. The Constitution is either a superior, paramount law, unchangeable by ordinary means, or it is on a level with ordinary legislative acts, and, like other acts, is alterable when the legislature shall please to alter it.

6. alternative (noun) — sense 6

Definition: The remaining option; something available after other possibilities have been exhausted.