How to say "alternative" in Japanese

• アングラCommon
  prenominal modifierCovers 'alternative' in the countercultural sense: underground, unconventional, experimental film, theater, and the arts. An abbreviation of アンダーグラウンド, it names that scene — not 'alternative' meaning a substitute or another option.
• 代替だいたいCommon
  no-adjectiveCovers 'alternative' meaning a substitute or another option — something used in place of the usual thing, as in an alternative plan or means. It does not carry the countercultural nuance.
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Use 「アングラ」 for 'alternative' in the countercultural sense — underground, unconventional, experimental film, theater, or art — and 代替 for 'alternative' meaning a substitute or another option in place of the usual thing.

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• アングラunderground (film, theater, etc.)
• オルタナティブalternative
• 択一的たくいつてきalternative
• アンダーグラウンドunderground (film, theater, etc.)
• 選択的せんたくてきselective
• 代替だいたいalternative