Alternative and Pick

Alternative

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

Usage example: there's no alternative: we must cross the stream to reach our destination

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Pick and alternative are semantically related. in possible choice topic. In some cases you can use "Pick" instead a noun "Alternative".

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

Usage example: you have first pick of your office mates for the softball team

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Alternative and pick are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Alternative" instead a noun "Pick".

Nearby Words: pickle, picky, picked, picket, pickup

preferred	preferred alternative	preferred pick
good	good alternative	good pick
expensive	expensive alternative	expensive pick
safe	safe alternative	safe pick
Other adjectives: best, better, common, reasonable, popular, great, excellent, final, viable.

Alternative Lifestyles: Take your pick, but the person in question is happy with it.

Source: Insult Backfire
In Tales of Xillia 2, Redau can be fought as many as three times, (The first encounter being optional, but most people will pick it over the alternative for obvious reasons).

Source: Recurring Boss
In real life, this weapon is fired as a three-round burst, which is its alternative fire in-game, but it defaults to full-auto when you pick it up.

Source: Video Game / GoldenEye Wii

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