Alternative Synonyms

Other possibility , alternate, bohemian, choice, and option are synonyms for alternative; standard and conventional are antonyms of alternative. On this page, you will find 72 another word for alternative.

72 Another Word for Alternative

1. different

  • Alternate
  • Another
  • Auxiliary
  • Backup
  • Cover
  • Deputy
  • Different
  • Emergency
  • Fallback
  • Fill-in
  • Other
  • Possible
  • Proxy
  • Relief
  • Replacement
  • Reserve
  • Second
  • Stand-in
  • Standby
  • Substitute
  • Surrogate
  • Pinch-hitting

2. unorthodox

  • Bohemian
  • Aberrant
  • Abnormal
  • Anomalous
  • Avant-garde
  • Bizarre
  • Cranky
  • Divergent
  • Eccentric
  • Exotic
  • Extreme
  • Fresh
  • Idiosyncratic
  • Irregular
  • New
  • Non-standard
  • Nonconformist
  • Novel
  • Oddball
  • Off the wall
  • Off-centre
  • Offbeat
  • Original
  • Out of the ordinary
  • Outlandish
  • Perverse
  • Radical
  • Revolutionary
  • Uncommon
  • Unconforming
  • Unconventional
  • Unorthodox
  • Unusual
  • Unwonted
  • Way-out
  • Zany
  • Heteroclite

3. option

  • Choice
  • Option
  • Other possibility
  • Possible course of action
  • Proxy
  • Replacement
  • Reserve
  • Resort
  • Stand-in
  • Substitute
  • Surrogate
  • Way out

Alternative Sentences

We need an alternative solution soon.

There’s always an alternative way forward.

Consider the alternative options available now.

She chose an alternative route home.