Alternative and Intention

Alternative

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

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

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

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Alternative and intention are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Alternative" instead a noun "Intention".

conscious	conscious alternative	conscious intention
good	good alternative	good intention
best	best alternative	best intention
positive	positive alternative	positive intention
Other adjectives: obvious, actual, real, evil, main, peaceful, new, possible, official.

Can't Have Sex, Ever: Yuria, if the alternative is to become a completely subservient sex slave (which is her intention).

Source: Manga / Yuria 100 Shiki
If Loghain is a party member, and you decide not to take him with you to defeat the Archdemon, he puzzles why you spared his life if you had no intention of forcing him to kill the archdemon as an alternative to self-sacrifice, one of your answers is that someday he'll realize why.

Source: Figure It Out Yourself
On MUCKs, the game's systems will almost always be designed with the intention of merely providing roleplayers with a firm framework for their play, rather than a system so comprehensive it could act as an alternative.

Source: MUCK

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