Phrase guide

plan B

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An alternative approach adopted when one's original plan does not succeed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • to (not) have a plan B
  • After failing to find a wife by 40, he had to rely on plan B, a mail-order bride.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: contingency plan

Antonyms: none provided

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