alternative vs impossibility
impossibility vs alternativealternative and impossibility both are nouns.
alternative is an adjective but impossibility is not an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| alternative | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| impossibility | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
impossibility is a hyponym of
alternative; that is, impossibility is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
alternative:
- alternative: one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
- impossibility: an alternative that is not available
Other hyponyms of alternative include
obverse, druthers, preference, default, default option, opening, possibility, possible action, impossible action, Hobson's choice, soft option.
| alternative (noun) | impossibility (noun) |
|---|---|
| one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen | an alternative that is not available |
| incapability of existing or occurring |
| alternative (adjective) | impossibility (adjective) |
|---|---|
| necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities | |
| serving or used in place of another | |
| pertaining to unconventional choices |
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