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alternative

adjective

allowing a choice; "an alternative plan"
Synonyms: alternate Similar: secondary
necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities; "`either'' and `or'' in `either this or that''"
Synonyms: mutually exclusive Similar: disjunctive
pertaining to unconventional choices; "an alternative life style"
Similar: unconventional

noun

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"
Synonyms: choice, option