Alternatives

Alternative or alternate may refer to:

Arts, entertainment and media

• Alternative (Kamen Rider), a character in the Japanese TV series Kamen Rider Ryuki
• Alternative comedy, a range of styles used by comedians and writers in the 1980s
• Alternative comics, a genre of comic strips and books
• Alternative media, media practices falling outside the mainstreams of corporate communication
• Alternative reality, in fiction
• Alternative title, the use of a secondary title for a work when it is distributed or sold in other countries

Music

• Alternative (album), a B-sides album by Pet Shop Boys
• The Alternative (album), an album by IAMX
• "Randy Scouse Git" (released as "Alternate Title" in the UK), by the Monkees, 1967
• "Altern-ate", song by H-el-ical//, 2020

Genres

• Alternative country
• Alternative dance
• Alternative hip hop
• Alternative metal
• Alternative R&B
• Alternative reggaeton
• Alternative rock, also known as "alternative music" or simply "alternative"
• Indie pop, sometimes known as "alternative pop"
• Indie folk, sometimes known as "alternative folk"

Culture and society

• Alternate (sports), a replacement or backup for a regular or starting team player
• Alternative culture, a variety of subcultures existing along the fringes of mainstream culture
• Alternative dispute resolution, processes and techniques outside the traditional mainstream of jurisprudence
• Alternative fashion, for example Gothic fashion, Punk fashion, Fetish fashion
• Alternative lifestyle, a lifestyle that is not within the cultural norm
• Alternative medicine, healing practice that does not fall within the realm of conventional medicine

Education

• Alternative education, non-traditional education
• Alternative school, a school geared towards students whose needs cannot be met in a traditional school

Mathematics and science

• Alternative algebra, an abstract algebra with alternative multiplication
• Alternativity, a weaker property than associativity
• Alternate leaves, a classification in botanical phyllotaxis

Other uses

• Alternative investment, investment other than stocks, bond (finance), money funds, and cash