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