Arts, entertainment and media
* Alternative (Kamen Rider), 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), ''The Alternative'' (film), a 1978 Australian television film * ''The Alternative'', a radio show hosted by Tony Evans (radio), Tony Evans * 120 Minutes (2004 TV program), ''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), ''Alternative'' (album), a B-sides album by Pet Shop Boys * The Alternative (album), ''The Alternative'' (album), an album by IAMX * "Altern-ate", a song by H-el-ical//, 2020Sports
* Alternate (sports), a replacement or backup for a regular or starting team playerMathematics and science
* Alternativity, a weaker property than associativity * Alternate leaves, a classification in botanical phyllotaxisPolitics
* 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 MoldovaSee 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) {{disambiguation