Alternative and Intent

Alternative

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

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Intent and alternative are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Intent" instead a noun "Alternative".

Intent noun - Something that one hopes or intends to accomplish.

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Alternative and intent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Alternative" instead a noun "Intent".

conscious	conscious alternative	conscious intent
good	good alternative	good intent
obvious	obvious alternative	obvious intent
actual	actual alternative	actual intent
Other adjectives: real, violent, evil, main, moral.

There is a Treehouse of Horror episode where Flanders attempts to make a "Hell House", a religious alternative to Halloween haunted houses with intent to scare people, in this case, children, into being a good Christian.

Source: Nightmare Retardant
Cursed with Awesome: Yue's 'gift' of waterbending ensures that Zuko cannot become the next Fire Lord, which would mean he has no alternative but to go his canon route and join Aang earlier, except he's intent on Refusing.

Source: Fan Fic / Embers

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