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Alternatively vs Willingly - What's the difference?

alternatively | willingly |

As adverbs the difference between alternatively and willingly

is that alternatively is in an alternative way while willingly is of one’s own free will; freely and spontaneously.

alternatively

English

Adverb

(-)
  • in an alternative way
  • * 1998 , Marie D. Hoff (editor), Sustainable Community Development , page 99:
  • Observers should keep in mind that these efforts at living alternatively are not easily undertaken; indeed, if they were, more people would be doing what they do.
  • * 2001 , Hans-Peter Martin, Is Globalization a Trap?'', published in ''Keys to the 21st Century (edited by Jérôme Bindé) on page 350:
  • Thus, we are creating a new class struggle between those who live within the social system and those who are marginalized or wish to live alternatively .
  • * 2003 , Torunn Kjølner and Janek Szatkowski, Dramaturgy in Building Multimedia Performances'', published in ''Production methods: behind the scenes of virtual inhabited 3D worlds: Volume 1 (edited by Kim Halskov Madsen), on page 127:
  • Devising obviously asks for what we understand as general creativity, like the ability to take an initiative, to invent, to think alternatively , to associate interestingly, to create metaphors and images.
  • * 2005 , Graham Meltzer, Sustainable Community: Learning from the Cohousing Model , page 3:
  • Most people living alternatively have strong pro-environmental values and, unlike many 'greens' in mainstream society, are generally able to apply their values in day-to-day life.
  • (conjunctive) (Used to link a pair of possibilities)
  • willingly

    English

    Adverb

    (en-adv)
  • Of one’s own free will; freely and spontaneously.
  • * 1748 . David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 29.
  • Now this is a process of the mind or thought, of which I would willingly know the foundation.

    Synonyms

    * gladly, happily