opening vs alternative

alternative vs opening

opening and alternative both are nouns.

opening and alternative both are adjectives.

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

As nouns, alternative is a hypernym of opening; that is, alternative is a word with a broader meaning than opening:

opening: a possible alternative
alternative: one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen

Other hypernyms of opening include choice, option.

opening (noun)	alternative (noun)
a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess	one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
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

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

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