Synonyms for alternative

Noun

1. option, alternative, choice, decision making, deciding

usage: 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"

Adjective

1. alternate, alternative, secondary (vs. primary)

usage: allowing a choice; "an alternative plan"

2. alternative, mutually exclusive, disjunctive (vs. conjunctive)

usage: necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities; "`either' and `or' in `either this or that'"

3. alternative, unconventional (vs. conventional) (vs. conventional)

usage: pertaining to unconventional choices; "an alternative life style"