Option and Way

Option

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

Usage example: you will have the option to select one of several quite different health insurance plans

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Way and option are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Way" instead a noun "Option".

Nearby Words: opt, optional, optionally, opting, optionee

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

Usage example: have it your way

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Option and way are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Option" instead a noun "Way".

preferred	preferred option	preferred way
good	good option	good way
best	best option	best way
better	better option	better way
Other adjectives: similar, normal, common, right, certain, standard, correct, obvious, simple, popular, effective, real, wrong, bad, main, easy, new, possible, worst, different, realistic, easier.

Similarly, Poland is a viable third option for Lithuania who's actually way more popular than the other two options.

Source: Third-Option Love Interest
Even if you know it's a trap, you have no option other than to fight your way through it.

Source: Stupidity Is the Only Option
If Seamus has the option to shoot his way through the bad guys or sneak around them, he will ignore the stealth option nearly every time.

Source: Lets Play / S So HPKC

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