alternatively

1. 1.

   in place of, or as an alternative to

   “Felix became a herpetologist instead”

   “alternatively we could buy a used car”

   Synonymsinsteador else

Questions about alternatively

What does alternatively mean?

alternatively means "in place of, or as an alternative to".

How many syllables are in alternatively?

alternatively has 5 syllables: al-ter-nati-ve-ly. The stress falls on "ter". In IPA it is /ɔlˈtɝnətɪvli/.

What is another word for alternatively?

Close synonyms include instead, or else. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is alternatively a common word?