Alternative and Path

Alternative

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

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

Path noun - The direction along which something or someone moves.

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Alternative and path are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Alternative" instead a noun "Path".

Nearby Words: pathway, pathless

good	good alternative	good path
safe	safe alternative	safe path
best	best alternative	best path
better	better alternative	better path
Other adjectives: proper, obvious, logical, actual, real, violent, dangerous, evil, lower, main, moral, new, traditional, possible, final, available.

Likewise, Kenshin Himura of Rurouni Kenshin fame has said outright that he began his life as a wanderer as an alternative to suicide, and encourages others to follow his path of atonement.

Source: Seppuku
It isn't quite enough to sway him from his path, but he does show a willingness to aside his plans if the Inquisitor can find some sort of alternative.

Source: Morality Pet
Sesshoumaru warns her that her path will lead to her death if she's not careful, but she persists anyway because there is no other alternative for her.

Source: Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!

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