something else
Not this thing
Something else functions as a pronoun phrase meaning an unspecified different thing or alternative: If you don't like the soup, I can make you something else.
It also serves as an emphatic expression of admiration or astonishment, suggesting that a person or thing is remarkable or extraordinary: That performance was really something else.
The phrase can shade toward either praise or criticism depending on tone and context.
alternative
Available course of action
- substituteReplacement for another
- choiceAct of selecting
- replacementWhat takes another's place
- differentNot the same
backup · plan B · fallback · contingency · other · variation · secondary · switch
option
Available course of action
- substituteReplacement for another
- choiceAct of selecting
- replacementWhat takes another's place
different · backup · plan B · fallback · contingency · other · variation · secondary · switch · change