soleoption
nounUK /ˈsəʊl ˈɒpʃən/
US /ˈsoʊl ˈɑːpʃən/
A sole option is the only choice you have.
With the last bus gone, walking home was our sole option.
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2. The one and only way to do something.
Taking the train was the sole option left to reach the city.
3. A decision with no other possibilities.
Staying inside during the storm was the sole option for the kids.
4. The single item you can pick from a list.
On the menu, soup was the sole option for lunch.