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Showing words for ALTERNATIVE using the English dictionary
11 Letter Words for Alternative
alternative
10 Letter Words for Alternative
alterative, tralineate
9 Letter Words for Alternative
aliterate, alternate, antlerite, aventaile, elettaria, ervalenta, eviternal, intervale, levantera, retaliate, tervalent, trivalent, ventilate
8 Letter Words for Alternative
alienate, alterant, alterate, alternat, anteater, antevert, antivert, antliate, arietate, attainer, aventail, elaterin, elvanite, entailer, eventail, intereat, interval, latanier, laterite, latinate, lattener, lavenite, levanter, levirate, levitant, levitate, literata, literate, nettlier, rattline, ravinate, reattain, relative, relevant, retainal, revelant, taeniate, talenter, tarletan, telarian, teretial, tertiana, tinetare, treenail, trialate, triental, valerate, valerian, vanterie, varietal, venerial, ventaile
7 Letter Words for Alternative
ailette, alatern, aliener, altaite, alterne, antliae, arenite, arietta, ariette, atelier, aterian, availer, avalent, aventre, avernal, avertin, aviette, elaenia, elative, elinvar, enalite, enteral, enteria, entitle, entrail, entreat, eternal, evirate, evitate, intrate, iterant, iterate, laetare, laniate, larvate, lateran, latrant, latrate, latrian, latrine, latvian, lavaret, lavette, leavier, leniate, lettern, lettrin, leviner, leviter, lineate, livener, naivete, nattier, navette, nervate, nettier, nettler, nieveta, nitrate, ratline, rattail, ratteen, rattlin, ravelin, realine, realive, realtie, reanvil, reavail, reliant, retinal, retitle, taenial, taenite, taivert, taliera, tarente, tartane, tartine, taverna, tearlet, teleran, teneral, teniate, tentier, ternate, ternlet, tertial, tertian, tetanal, tetania, tetrane, tiralee, titlene, trainee, trainel, tranvia, travail, travale, trenail, trental, trintle, trivant, vaalite, valerin, valetta, valiant, variant, variate, vealier, veinlet, velaria, veneral, venetia, ventail, ventral, vernile, veteran, viertel, vinelet, vinetta, vitreal, vitrean
6 Letter Words for Alternative
aerate, aerial, alaite, alerta, alette, alevin, aliene, aliner, aliter, altair, altern, alvine, alvite, aniler, anteal, anteri, antiae, antiar, antler, antlia, antral, aralie, arenae, arette, artlet, atrail, atrial, attain, atteal, attern, attila, attire, atveen, availe, avanti, avener, avenir, averia, averil, averin, aviate, avital, earlet, elaine, elanet, elater, enlive, enrail, enrive, entail, entera, entier, entire, entria, enveil, envier, envire, erivan, eviler, invert, lainer, lanate, lanete, lanier, lariat, larine, larvae, lateen, latent, latera, latian, latina, latite, lative, latria, latten, latter, lattin, latvia, lavant, laveer, leaner, leaven, leaver, lenite, letten, letter, lettre, levant, levier, levite, lierne, liever, linear, linter, lirate, litten, litter, nailer, naiver, narial, natale, native, natter, nattle, naveta, navete, navite, neater, neavil, nerita, nerite, nerval, netter, nettle, nitter, nritta, rateen, ratina, ratine, ratite, rattan, rattel, ratten, rattle, ravine, realia, relata, relate, relent, releva, reline, relive, renail, renate, rental, retail, retain, retent, retial, retile, retina, retine, retint, reveal, reveil, revent, revile, tailer, tailet, tainte, taiver, talant, talari, taleae, talent, talite, talter, tanier, tantie, tantle, tantra, tarnal, tartan, tarten, tartle, tarvia, tatler, tavern, tavert, teanal, teetan, telint, telnet, tenail, teniae, tenter, tentie, terata, ternal, tertia, tienta, tilter, tineal, tinlet, tinter, tirana, titler, travel, trevet, triene, trinal, trivat, trivet, vainer, vairee, valent, valeta, valete, valine, varlet, vatter, vealer, veiler, veinal, veiner, velate, veleta, veneti, venial, venire, venite, venter, ventil, verine, verite, vernal, vinata, vineae, vineal, vinter, virent, vittae, vittle
5 Letter Words for Alternative
aerie, aetat, aevia, ainee, airan, aiver, alane, alani, alant, alate, alert, aleve, alien, aliet, alite, alive, altar, alter, altin, alvar, alvia, anear, anele, anile, anlet, anlia, antae, antal, antar, antra, antre, anvil, arain, arati, areae, areal, areel, arena, arent, arete, arett, arian, ariel, arite, arnee, artal, artel, arval, arvel, atavi, atilt, atlee, atren, atria, attal, attar, atter, attle, avail, avale, avant, avena, avera, avern, avert, avian, avile, avine, eaten, eater, eaver, elain, elate, elint, elite, elvan, elven, elver, elvet, enate, enlit, ental, entea, enter, entia, entre, entte, erven, ervil, ettin, ettle, event, evert, evite, inert, inlet, intel, inter, intra, invar, irate, irena, irene, laari, laeti, laine, lanai, laree, larin, larva, larve, laten, later, latin, latte, laver, lavra, leare, learn, leave, leear, lenti, leven, lever, levet, levin, levir, liana, liane, liart, lieve, linea, liner, liter, litra, liven, liver, livre, naeve, naevi, naira, naive, natal, naval, navar, navel, navet, neela, neive, neral, nerve, neter, nevat, nevel, never, niata, nieve, niter, nitta, nival, raile, raine, raita, ranal, ranee, ranli, ratal, ratan, ratel, ratti, ravel, raven, ravin, reaal, reata, reate, reave, reina, reive, relet, relie, renal, renet, rente, retal, retan, retia, retie, retin, revel, revet, revie, riant, riata, rieve, rival, rivel, riven, rivet, taint, taira, tairn, talar, talea, taler, tania, tanti, tarea, tarie, tarin, tarte, tarve, tatar, tater, tatie, tatin, taver, teart, teave, telar, telia, tenai, tenet, tenia, tenla, terai, terna, terne, tetel, tetra, tetri, tevet, tiara, tiler, tinea, tinta, tirve, titan, titar, titer, title, tiver, trail, train, trait, trant, trave, treat, treen, trial, trina, trine, trite, vaire, valet, vanir, varan, varia, varna, veale, veena, velar, velte, venae, venal, venie, venta, veter, viler, vilna, vinal, vinea, viner, vinet, vinta, viral, vitae, vital, vitra, vitta
4 Letter Words for Alternative
aiel, aile, aina, aine, aint, aire, airn, airt, aivr, alae, alai, alan, alar, alee, alen, alia, alin, anal, anat, anet, anil, anre, anta, ante, anti, area, aren, aret, aria, aril, arle, arna, arni, arte, atar, atle, atli, atta, atte, attn, aval, aver, avie, eale, earl, earn, eave, eevn, eila, eine, eira, eire, elan, elev, elne, elve, entr, eral, erat, eria, erie, erin, erne, etat, eten, etna, eval, even, ever, evet, evil, iaea, iare, ilea, inta, intl, intr, invt, iran, ital, itel, iter, laen, laer, laet, lain, lair, lait, lana, lane, lant, lare, lari, larn, lata, late, lati, lava, lave, lean, lear, leat, leer, leet, leir, lena, lene, lent, lere, lete, lett, leva, leve, levi, liar, lien, lier, lina, line, lint, lira, lire, lite, live, nael, nail, nala, nale, nare, natl, natr, nave, navi, neal, near, neat, neer, neet, nete, neti, neve, nevi, nile, nirl, raia, rail, rain, rait, rale, rana, rane, rant, rata, rate, rave, real, rean, reel, reen, reet, rein, reit, rent, rete, reve, rial, riel, rile, rine, rita, rite, ritt, riva, rive, rtlt, taal, taar, tael, taen, tail, tain, tait, tala, tale, tali, tana, tane, tara, tare, tari, tarn, tart, tate, tava, tave, teal, tean, tear, teat, teel, teen, teer, teet, teil, tela, tele, teli, telt, tene, tent, tera, tern, tete, tiar, tien, tier, tile, tilt, tine, tint, tire, tirl, tite, trat, trav, tree, tret, trie, trin, trit, trna, vail, vain, vair, vale, vali, vane, vant, vara, vare, vari, veal, veen, veer, veil, vein, vela, vele, vena, vent, vera, veri, vert, veta, vial, vier, vila, vile, vina, vine, vint, virl, vita, vite, vlei, vril
3 Letter Words for Alternative
aal, aer, aia, ail, ain, air, ait, ala, ale, aln, alt, ana, ane, ant, ara, are, arn, art, ate, att, ava, ave, avn, ean, ear, eat, eel, een, eer, eir, ela, eli, elt, ene, enl, env, era, ere, ern, ert, eta, eve, iaa, ile, int, inv, ira, ire, ita, iva, ive, laa, lai, lan, lar, lat, lav, lea, lee, lei, ler, let, lev, lie, lin, lir, lit, lnr, ltr, naa, nae, nar, nat, nav, nea, nee, nei, net, nie, nil, nit, rai, ran, rat, rea, ree, rei, rel, rev, ria, rie, rin, rit, riv, rle, rna, rte, rti, taa, tai, tal, tan, tar, tat, tav, tea, tee, tel, ten, ter, tet, tie, til, tin, tit, tln, tlr, tnt, tra, tri, trt, vae, val, van, var, vat, vee, vei, vel, ver, vet, via, vie, vil, vin
Definitions for Alternative
[1] a choice limited to one of two or more possibilities, as of things, propositions, or courses of action, the selection of which precludes any other possibility: You have the alternative of riding or walking.
[2] one of the things, propositions, or courses of action that can be chosen: The alternative to riding is walking.
[3] a possible or remaining course or choice: There was no alternative but to walk.
[4] affording a choice of two or more things, propositions, or courses of action.
[5] (of two things, propositions, or courses) mutually exclusive so that if one is chosen the other must be rejected: The alternative possibilities are neutrality and war.
[6] employing or following nontraditional or unconventional ideas, methods, etc.; existing outside the establishment: an alternative newspaper; alternative lifestyles.
[7] Logic . (of a proposition) asserting two or more choices, at least one of which is true.
[8] a possibility of choice, esp between two things, courses of action, etc
[9] either of such choices we took the alternative of walking
[10] presenting a choice, esp between two possibilities only
[11] (of two things) mutually exclusive
[12] denoting a lifestyle, culture, art form, etc, regarded by its adherents as preferable to that of contemporary society because it is less conventional, materialistic, or institutionalized, and, often, more in harmony with nature
[13] logic another word for disjunctive (def. 3)
Words related to Alternative
different, opportunity, option, substitute, second, surrogate, selection, recourse, sub, redundancy, preference, pick, druthers, another, other
Words nearby Alternative
alternating voltage, alternating-gradient focusing, alternation, alternation of generations, alternation of heart, alternative, alternative conjunction, alternative curriculum, alternative energy, alternative fuel, alternative history
Origin of Alternative
First recorded in 1580–90; alternate + -ive
Words that may be confused with Alternative
Other words from Alternative
al·ter·na·tive·ly , adverb
al·ter·na·tive·ness , al·ter·na·tiv·i·ty , noun
qua·si-al·ter·na·tive , adjective
qua·si-al·ter·na·tive·ly , adverb
Synonyms for Alternative
different, second, substitute, surrogate, another, back-up, flipside, other side