Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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option | Yes | No | No | No |
alternative | Yes | Yes | No | No |
option (noun) | alternative (noun) |
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the act of choosing or selecting | one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen |
one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen | |
the right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited |
option (adjective) | alternative (adjective) |
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necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities | |
serving or used in place of another | |
pertaining to unconventional choices |