Wordnet 3.0
ADVERB (1)
1.
in place of, or as an alternative to;
- Example: "Felix became a herpetologist instead"- Example: "alternatively we could buy a used car"[syn: alternatively, instead, or else]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
or else
adv 1: in place of, or as an alternative to; "Felix became a
herpetologist instead"; "alternatively we could buy a
used car" [syn: alternatively, instead, or else]