Alternatively
Alternatively adverb - In place of, or as an alternative to.
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Synonyms for Alternatively
If not and alternatively are semantically related. in otherwise topic. In some cases you can use "If not" instead an adverb "Alternatively", when it comes to topics like or.
If not
If not adverb - Perhaps; indicating possibility of being more remarkable (greater or better or sooner) than.
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Synonyms for If not
Alternatively and if not are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Alternatively" with "If not", this terms are similar.
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Related pairs
- individually and alternatively
- individually and if not
- separately and alternatively
- separately and if not
- uniquely and alternatively
- uniquely and if not
- but and alternatively
- but and if not
- then and alternatively
- then and if not
- besides and alternatively
- besides and if not
- distinctively and alternatively
- distinctively and if not
Both terms in one sentence
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Alternatively he or she is someone whose loneliness and self-loathing make them, if not likable, at least pitiable, despite engaging in Comedic Sociopathy.
Source: Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist - Alternatively, consider making your character a Snark Knight who is as much of a jerkass to herself as she is to others, if not even more so.
- Alternatively, she was already smart enough to give a fake name, and would've beaten Light if not for Ryuk's entirely unsubtle laughter giving him an unfair advantage.
Source: Idiot Ball / Anime and Manga
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