Alternative or alternate may refer to:

Arts, entertainment and media

* Alternative (Kamen Rider), Alternative (''Kamen Rider''), a character in the Japanese TV series ''Kamen Rider Ryuki'' * 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'' * 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), ''Alternative'' (album), a B-sides album by Pet Shop Boys * The Alternative (album), ''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

Politics

* The Alternative (Palestine), a former electoral alliance of several socialist Palestinian groups * The Alternative (Denmark), a green political party in Denmark * Alternativa (Kosovo political party), a liberal political party in Kosovo * Alternativa (Italian political party), a populist political party in Italy * Alternativa (North Macedonian political party), an Albanian political party in North Macedonia

Other uses

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