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reasonable | alternative |

As an adjective reasonable

is having the faculty of reason; endued with reason; rational.

As a noun alternative is

alternative.

reasonable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having the faculty of reason; endued with reason; rational.
    • a reasonable being
  • Just; fair; agreeable to reason.
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  • Not excessive or immoderate; within due limits; proper.
    • a reasonable demand, amount, or price
  • Not expensive; fairly priced.
    • $20 a bottle is very reasonable for a good wine at a restaurant.
  • Satisfactory.

    • Antonyms

    * arbitrary * unreasonable

    alternative

    English

    (wikipedia alternative)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Relating to a choice between two or more possibilities
    • an alternative proposition
  • Not traditional, outside the mainstream, underground (e.g., alternative medicine, alternative lifestyle, (alternative rock)).
  • Other.
  • alternate; reciprocal
    • (Holland)

    Derived terms

    * alternative dispute resolution * alternative energy * alternative lifestyle * alternative medicine * alternative press * alternative vote

    Related terms

    * alternate * alternativeness * alternativism

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A situation which allows a mutually exclusive choice between two or more possibilities; a choice between two or more possibilities.
  • * 1817 , (Walter Scott), Rob Roy , XI:
    • ‘The cloister or a betrothed husband?’ I echoed—‘Is that the alternative destined for Miss Vernon?’
  • One of several mutually exclusive things which can be chosen.
  • The remaining option; something available after other possibilities have been exhausted.

    • Synonyms

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