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Princeton's WordNet

  1. alternatively, instead, or elseadverb

    in place of, or as an alternative to

    "Felix became a herpetologist instead"; "alternatively we could buy a used car"

Wiktionary

  1. alternativelyadverb

    in an alternative way

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Alternativelyadverb

    In alternate manner; by turns; reciprocally.

    Etymology: from alternative.

    An appeal alternatively made may be tolerated by the civil law as valid. John Ayliffe, Parergon.

ChatGPT

  1. alternatively

    Alternatively refers to the concept of considering another option, possibility, or choice, usually in contrast to one already proposed. It implies a substitute or a different way of doing something.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Alternativelyadverb

    in the manner of alternatives, or that admits the choice of one out of two things

Suggested Resources

  1. Alternatively

    Alternately vs. Alternatively -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Alternately and Alternatively.

British National Corpus

  1. Adverbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'alternatively' in Adverbs Frequency: #318

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of alternatively in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of alternatively in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of alternatively in a Sentence

  1. President Barack Obama:

    Alternatively, fear can lead us to succumb to despair or paralysis or cynicism, fear can feed our most selfish impulses and erode the bonds of community.

  2. Ashita Gupta:

    Clinical research shows that taking 200 mcg daily of the mineral selenium can reduce anti-thyroid antibodies, alternatively, you can get the mineral by eating one to twoBrazil nutseach day.

  3. Michael Cooper:

    Perhaps during the following 11.7 billion years of cosmic history, XMM-2599 will become the central member of one of the brightest and most massive clusters of galaxies in the local universe, alternatively, it could continue to exist in isolation. Or we could have a scenario that lies between these two outcomes.

  4. President Barack Obama:

    Fear can lead us to lash out against those who are different or lead us to try to get some sinister 'other' under control, alternatively, fear can lead us to succumb to despair or paralysis or cynicism.

  5. Quyen Epstein-Ngo:

    It could be that the last several years have seen an increased ability, or willingness, to recognize that older adolescents who are still struggling could require more formal help and support, alternatively, it could be that increased pressures on adolescents to perform and achieve are leading to a push for more ADHD assessments.

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