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unalternative

unalternative adjective: not alternative; mainstream.

Adjective

unalternative (comparative more unalternative, superlative most unalternative)

  1. (rare) Not alternative; mainstream.
    • In 2006, a commune is so unalternative it can get shortlisted for a prime- ministerial award for neighbourliness.2006, The Architects' journal: Volume 223, Issues 3-8
    • What kind of brand, slogan or cultural entity on a T-shirt would be thoroughly uncool, unalternative, at Coachella?2008 April 29, Ben Ratliff, “Coachella Builds a Bigger Game”, in New York Times

Forms of unalternative

comparativemore unalternative
superlativemost unalternative

Origin of unalternative

From un- + alternative.

Questions about unalternative

What does unalternative mean?
Unalternative means not alternative; mainstream.
What part of speech is unalternative?
Unalternative is an adjective.

Words near unalternative in the dictionary

  1. unalteredness
  2. unaltering
  3. unalteringly
  4. unalternated
  5. unalternating
  6. unalternative
  7. unalters
  8. unaltruistic
  9. unaltruistically
  10. unalumed
  11. unaluminised

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