alt-rock

noun

ˈȯlt-ˌräk 

: alternative rock

alt-rocker

ˈȯlt-ˌrä-kər 

noun

Examples of alt-rock in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There were closer to 25 or 30 people watching by the time the local rocker and his bandmates made it through a set of soulful psychedelic alt-rock. —Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 6 Mar. 2026

Aftershock Festival has released its huge lineup of hip-hop, metal, punk and alt-rock for 2026. —Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026

Of the two, Diamante is more of a conventional rock vocalist, while Mothica is more indie/alt-rock and deals in darker subject matter. —Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2026

Extending beyond that sphere, there’s multifaceted alt-rock (Hayley Williams, Hammerstein Ballroom; April 9-12), evocative drone metal (Sunn O))), Town Hall; April 12), and wry post-punk (Dry Cleaning, Brooklyn Steel; May 7), for those seeking something more propulsive. —Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026

Word History

Etymology

by shortening

First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for alt-rock

• alcock
• beanstalk
• bedrock
• boardwalk
• catwalk
• cornstalk
• crosswalk
• deadlock
• feedstock
• fetlock
• flintlock
• goshawk