Alternative
Alternative adjective - Necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities.
Lesser and alternative are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lesser" instead an adjective "Alternative".
Lesser
Lesser adjective - Having not so great importance or rank as another.
Alternative and lesser are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Alternative" instead an adjective "Lesser".
Both words in one sentence
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The lesser-known "The Outsider" also beat "Judith" by one spot on mainstream and tied it on alternative.
Source: Chart Displacement - Janeway points out that her only alternative would have been to let Species 8472 exterminate everything in their path, so while she didn't like either option, she chose the lesser evil.
Source: Villain Has a Point -
Reality Warper: In the alternative history of Ash, everyone, to a greater or lesser extent.
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