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" पर्याय: option, choice,
necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities; "alternative possibilities were neutrality or war"
pertaining to unconventional choices; "an alternative life style"
serving or used in place of another; "an alternative plan" पर्याय: alternate, substitute,