optionally

adverb

Definition of optionallynext
as in alternatively

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for optionally
  1. either
  2. instead
  3. alternately
Adverb
  • Poetry in the Age of Disenchantment by Charles Taylor Ukraine Divided Almost three years after the beginning of Russia’s invasion, Ukraine is not defeated, but Russia is not victorious, either.
    Erin Maglaque, The New York Review of Books, 15 Nov. 2024
  • But don’t forget a tank top or a pair of shorts, either.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of either
Adverb
  • The tradition is centuries old and unique to the U.K., with some towns creating huge elaborate effigies of Guy Fawkes to be burned — sometimes instead building models of contemporary figures, including former prime ministers Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak.
    Patrick Smith, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • In 2005, former owner Macerich Co. considered removing the roof, but elected to redo it instead.
    Adrian Rodriguez, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of instead
Adverb
  • Oliver is an addict, alternately abusing alcohol, MDMA, cocaine and prescription pills.
    August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
  • In a two-hour-long conversation with Daily Mail online reporter Charlie Spiering, conservative talking head Tucker Carlson spent an entire segment alternately questioning Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz’s sexuality and asserting that Walz is gay.
    Quispe López, Them, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of alternately
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options

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