Alternative

Alternative or alternate may refer to:

Arts, entertainment and media

 * Alternative (Kamen Rider), a character in the Japanese TV series Kamen Rider Ryuki
 * 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 (album), a B-sides album by Pet Shop Boys
 * The Alternative (album), an album by IAMX
 * "Altern-ate", a song by H-el-ical//, 2020
 * Alternative rock, also known as "alternative music" or simply "alternative"

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

 * Alternative (Mauritania), political party
 * 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