Alternatively
Alternatively adverb - In place of, or as an alternative to.
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Synonyms for Alternatively
Either and alternatively are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Either" instead an adverb "Alternatively".
Either
Either adverb - In addition to what has been said.
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Synonyms for Either
Alternatively and either are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Alternatively" instead an adverb "Either".
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Related pairs
- first and alternatively
- first and either
- rather and alternatively
- rather and either
- alternative and alternatively
- alternative and either
- moreover and alternatively
- moreover and either
- furthermore and alternatively
- furthermore and either
- then and alternatively
- then and either
- besides and alternatively
- besides and either
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Bastian gets his lover Kirsten back if either Christina accepts him, or alternatively if Christina brings a girl named Katie to him instead, since Katie is second only to Christina in the amount of pieces of Kirsten she has.
Source: Visual Novel / Fatal Hearts - Alternatively, if we're having a Lower-Deck Episode, or a Mauve Shirt is getting a Day in the Limelight, the rest of the regular cast will get the Mandatory Line instead - either one by one through the episode, or providing some sort of framing device or fluff B plot.
Source: Mandatory Line - Alternatively, Azula recovering, and either relapsing or slowly becoming part of the Gaang.
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