alternative vs opening

opening vs alternative

alternative and opening both are nouns.

alternative and opening both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
alternative	Yes	Yes	No	No
opening	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, opening is a hyponym of alternative; that is, opening 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
opening: a possible alternative

Other hyponyms of alternative include obverse, druthers, preference, default, default option, possibility, possible action, impossibility, impossible action, Hobson's choice, soft option.

alternative (noun)	opening (noun)
one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen	a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess
	the act of opening something
	becoming open or being made open
	the first of a series of actions
	a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made
	an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
	an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity
	a possible alternative
	the initial part of the introduction
	the first performance (as of a theatrical production)
	a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise
	an open or empty space in or between things
	opportunity especially for employment or promotion

alternative (adjective)	opening (adjective)
necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities	first or beginning
serving or used in place of another
pertaining to unconventional choices

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