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alternatively(adverb, sooner, preferably)
9
sooner(adverb, preferably)
7
first(adverb, sooner, preferably)
6
by choice(expression, idiom, adverb, choice, sooner)
6
in preference(expression, idiom, adverb, choice, sooner)
6
willingly(adverb, affirmation, sooner, preferably)
5
alternately(adverb, sooner, preferably, alternatively)
5
on the contrary(expression, idiom, conjunction, or, contrariety)
3
in lieu of(expression, idiom, adverb, sooner)
3
instead of(verb, expression, adverb, phrasal verb, conjunction)
3
more readily(expression, idiom, adverb, sooner)
3
more willingly(expression, idiom, adverb, sooner)
3
or(conjunction, either)
2
by preference(expression, idiom, adverb, choice, sooner)
2
oppositely(conjunction, or)
1
as a matter of choice(expression, idiom, adverb, sooner)
1
just as soon(expression, idiom, adverb, sooner)
1
much sooner(expression, adverb, sooner, preferably)
0
contrary to(expression, conjunction, or)
0
in reverse(expression, conjunction, or)
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