As an alternative
Otherwise and as an alternative are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Otherwise" instead an adverb phrase "As an alternative".
Otherwise
Otherwise adverb - In a different way.
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Synonyms for Otherwise
As an alternative and otherwise are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "As an alternative" instead an adverb "Otherwise".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- rather and as an alternative
- rather and otherwise
- alternative and as an alternative
- alternative and otherwise
- on the contrary and as an alternative
- on the contrary and otherwise
- conversely and as an alternative
- conversely and otherwise
- oppositely and as an alternative
- oppositely and otherwise
- alternatively and as an alternative
- alternatively and otherwise
- instead and as an alternative
- instead and otherwise
Both terms in one sentence
- If it converts matter into energy, and you have a way of storing that energy, you could use it as an alternative source of power: converting otherwise useless garbage into a viable power source for other things.
Source: Misapplied Phlebotinum -
Hawking is basically a superhero whose real identity is a secret—and, in fact, has personal reasons to not feel connected to her legal name—she doesn't seem to have a different name, code or otherwise, as an alternative.
Source: Theatre / Mrs Hawking - Hawking is basically a superhero whose real identity is a secret— and in fact has personal reasons to not feel connected to her legal name —she doesn't seem to have a different name, code or otherwise, as an alternative.
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