electively

adverb

Definition of electivelynext
as in either

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for electively
  1. either
  2. instead
  3. alternately
Adverb
  • Furloughed employees wouldn't be allowed to respond to calls or emails either.
    Sam Woodward, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Electronics Electronics shouldn't be kept next to heat vents either.
    Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of either
Adverb
  • Many national chains, such as McDonald's, IHOP and Red Lobster, will be open on Christmas, but why not dine at a local eatery instead? Continue below for a list of Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky restaurants open on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day this year.
    Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Chloë Sevigny, everyone’s favorite New York it-girl, looked instead to take inspiration from the mountains for her Christmas-time look.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of instead
Adverb
  • So, whereas the original robot had to take the time and energy to alternately inflate/deflate two actuators per up-and-down wing-flapping cycle, the new bot only has to activate one.
    Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 10 Dec. 2024
  • With the mixer on low speed, alternately add the flour mixture and the sour cream mixture to the batter, beginning and ending with the flour. 4.
    Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of alternately
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