100 Other Words for “Or”

No.	Term	Definition
1.	A choice of	selection between options
2.	A different option	another possible choice
3.	A second option	another choice
4.	Alternatively	as another option
5.	Another choice	a different selection
6.	Another possibility	a different option
7.	Another way	a different option
8.	Any of the two	either option works
9.	As a choice	presenting a selection
10.	As a fallback	if the first fails
11.	As a substitute	instead of something else
12.	As an alternative	in place of another
13.	As another option	as an alternative
14.	As applicable	depending on which fits
15.	As appropriate	depending on situation
16.	As the case may be	depending on circumstances
17.	As you wish	as you prefer
18.	At your discretion	as you decide
19.	At your option	if you prefer
20.	At your pleasure	as you like
21.	Aversely	by contrast; alternatively
22.	Be it	whether it is
23.	By choice	optionally; if desired
24.	By contrast	as an alternative view
25.	By either means	via one of two ways
26.	By preference	if you like
27.	Choose between	select one of options
28.	Conversely	in the opposite case
29.	Either	one of two choices
30.	Either way	in any of two cases
31.	Either/or	one of two options
32.	Else	otherwise; if not
33.	Elsewise	otherwise; in another way
34.	Failing that	if that does not work
35.	For another thing	as another possibility
36.	For example	as one instance
37.	For instance	as an example
38.	From another angle	considering differently
39.	If need be	if necessary
40.	If not	otherwise; failing that
41.	If preferred	if you would rather
42.	If that fails	otherwise; next option
43.	If you choose	at your discretion
44.	If you prefer	according to preference
45.	In another case	in a different situation
46.	In lieu of	instead of
47.	In other words	put differently
48.	In place of	instead of
49.	In preference to	rather than
50.	In the alternative	as another option
51.	In the other event	otherwise; if not
52.	In turn	as the other option
53.	In whichever case	no matter which option
54.	Instead	as a replacement option
55.	Instead of	in place of
56.	Just as well	equally acceptable option
57.	Lest	to avoid another outcome
58.	Maybe	possibly; as an option
59.	More exactly	or rather; more precisely
60.	More precisely	or rather; more exact
61.	Mutually exclusive	not both; one only
62.	Neither…nor	not one and not the other
63.	Not to mention	or additionally
64.	On the contrary	as an opposing option
65.	On the other hand	as an alternative viewpoint
66.	One or the other	either choice will do
67.	One way or another	in some way; either option
68.	Optionally	if desired
69.	Or alternatively	as another option
70.	Or else	otherwise; if not
71.	Or in other words	that is; rephrasing
72.	Or rather	more precisely; correction
73.	Or to be precise	more exactly
74.	Otherwise	if not; in another case
75.	Perchance	perhaps; possibly
76.	Perhaps	maybe; possibly
77.	Possibly	as a potential option
78.	Preferably	ideally; if you choose
79.	Put another way	expressed differently
80.	Rather	preferably; instead
81.	Rather than	in preference to
82.	Say	for example; for instance
83.	Secondarily	as another option
84.	Short of that	if that is unavailable
85.	Simply put	stated another way
86.	So to speak	in a manner of speaking
87.	Supposing	if; assuming another case
88.	That is	namely; in other words
89.	That is to say	in other words
90.	Then again	considering another possibility
91.	To be precise	more exactly; correction
92.	To put it another way	stated differently
93.	To rephrase	say it differently
94.	To wit	namely; that is
95.	Under either option	whichever you choose
96.	Unless	except if
97.	Up to you	your choice
98.	Versus	as opposed to
99.	Whatever the case	in any event
100.	Whether	if it is one or another