Alternative and Equivalent

Alternative

Alternative noun - The power, right, or opportunity to choose.

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Equivalent and alternative are semantically related In some cases you can use "Equivalent" instead the word "Alternative" as a noun or an adjective.

Nearby Words: alternate, alternated, alternation, alternating, alternately

Equivalent

Equivalent noun - One that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value.

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Synonyms for Equivalent

Alternative and equivalent are semantically related in counterpart topic. Sometimes you can use "Alternative" instead the word "Equivalent" as a noun or an adjective.

Nearby Words: equivalence, equivalently, equivalency

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How words are described

good	good alternative	good equivalent
common	common alternative	common equivalent
actual	actual alternative	actual equivalent
real	real alternative	real equivalent
Other adjectives: evil, moral, mundane, modern, closest, english.

Both words in one sentence

Alternate Company Equivalent: Polizeiruf 110 was launched by the television of the GDR to provide a socialist alternative to the West German blockbuster Tatort.

Source: Series / Tatort
In many ways, it is seen as the 19th centurys equivalent of the atomic bombings: horrific, but ultimately justified in being less destructive than the alternative methods would have been.

Source: Useful Notes / The American Civil War
Alternate Company Equivalent: The program itself, for starters, being the Freeware alternative to Vocaloid.

Source: Music / UTAU

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