Alternative or alternate may refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media Alternative (Kamen Rider), a character in the Japanese TV series Kamen Rider Ryuki Alternative comics, or independent comics are an alternative to mainstream superhero comics Alternative fashion, fashion that stands apart from mainstream, commercial fashion Alternative manga, manga published outside the more commercial market, or which have different art styles, themes, and narratives to those found in the more popular manga magazines AlterNative, academic journal The Alternative (film), a 1978 Australian television film The Alternative, a radio show hosted by Tony Evans 120 Minutes (2004 TV program), an alternative rock music video program formerly known as The Alternative The American Spectator, an American magazine formerly known as The Alternative: An American Spectator
Music Alternative dance, a musical genre that mixes alternative rock with electronic dance music Alternative hip-hop, subgenre of hip-hop music that encompasses a wide range of styles that are not typically identified as mainstream Alternative pop, pop music with broad commercial appeal that is made by figures outside the mainstream, or which is considered more original, challenging, or eclectic than traditional pop music Alternative rock, also known as "alternative music" or simply "alternative" Alternative metal, genre of heavy metal music that combines heavy metal with influences from alternative rock and other genres not normally associated with metal Alternative (album), a B-sides album by Pet Shop Boys The Alternative (album), an album by IAMX The Alternative (online magazine), a music and culture site founded in 2014 "Altern-ate", a song by H-el-ical//, 2020
Sports Alternate (sports), a replacement or backup for a regular or starting team player
Mathematics and science Alternativity, a weaker property than associativity Alternate leaves, a classification in botanical phyllotaxis
Politics The Alternative (Denmark), a green political party in Denmark The Alternative (France), electoral coalition The Alternative (Palestine), a former electoral alliance of several socialist Palestinian groups Alternativa (Kosovo), a liberal political party in Kosovo Alternativa (Italian political party), a populist political party in Italy Alternativa (North Macedonia), a political party in North Macedonia Alternative (political bloc), in the Republic of Moldova Alternative – die Grünen Zug, a green political party in Switzerland
See also Alt-right (abbreviated from alternative right) is a far-right, white nationalist movement Alt porn, a shortening of "alternative pornography," is a subgenre of pornography that is centered around alternative subcultures, such as goths, hipsters, emos, scenes, skaters or ravers, and is often produced by small and independent websites or filmmakers Alternate (theatre) Alternative fuel Alternative fuel locomotive Alternative fuel vehicle Alternative housing Alternative lifestyle Alternative natural materials Alternate reality (disambiguation) Alternatives, a Canadian non-governmental organization Alternating (disambiguation) Alternative culture, a variety of subcultures existing along the fringes of mainstream culture Alternative education, non-traditional education Alternative facts, expression associated with political misinformation coined in 2017 Alternative media, media practices falling outside the mainstreams of corporate communication Alternative music (disambiguation) Alternative press (disambiguation) The Alternate (disambiguation) Alternative science (disambiguation)