| offbeat(adjective, unusual, strange, trendy, eccentric) |
| original(adjective, unusual, strange, eccentric) |
| provisional(extra, crude, substitute, temporary, auxiliary) |
| refuge(noun, remedy, replacement, alternate, surrogate) |
| resource(noun, remedy, replacement, alternate, surrogate) |
| spare |
| stopgap(noun, adjective, near, reserve, remedy) |
| temporary(extra, crude, substitute, replacement, alternate) |
| volition(noun, pick, choice, selection, election) |
| way out(noun, expression, escape, remedy, dodge) |
| utility |
| adoption(noun, pick, choice, selection, election) |
| agent(replacement, alternate) |
| another(adjective, place, lower, new, inferior) |
| as a substitute(expression, idiom, adverb, rather, instead) |
| contingency(noun, replacement) |
| desire(noun, fancy, choice, partiality, favorite) |
| dilemma(right, benefit, choice, decision, selection) |
| discretionary(adjective, open, free, voluntary, elective) |
| eccentric(adjective, unusual, strange, unconventional) |