Plural of alternative
regular plural
The plural of alternative is alternatives.
Forms of alternative
| Singular | alternative /ɒlˈtɜː.nə.tɪv/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | alternatives |
| Countable | usually uncountable |
Alternatives in a sentence
- Disability activists discourage the use of the words "crazy" and "insane" due to their negative connections to mental health, suggesting alternatives such as "wild", "silly", or "out of this world", which do not relate to mental health.
- In discussing alternatives to the polar extremes, Professor Nguyen mentioned two poles of a filthy floor versus a sterile surgical site.From the entry pole
- The decision to use 18 years as the legal age of adulthood was arbitrary, as both age 17 and 19 were reasonable alternatives.From the entry arbitrary
- I'm currently looking into no piercing alternatives to a prince Albert cages.2024 June 18, u/cismalesexadventure, r/chastitytraining (Reddit post), archived from the original on 12 Nov 2025. From the entry Prince Albert cage
- Doomsayers predicted that consumers and advertisers would abandon pay-television en masse in favour of online alternatives.2013 August 17, “Pennies streaming from heaven”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8849. From the entry fast
Meaning of alternative
- adjective Relating to a choice between two or more possibilities.
- adjective Presenting two or more alternatives.
- adjective Other; different from something else.
Questions about the plural of alternative
- What is the plural of alternative?
- The plural of alternative is alternatives.
- Is alternative countable?
- Alternative is usually an uncountable noun; its plural is used for kinds or examples of it.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: alternative (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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