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

The excellent quartet carries a dose of Nineties alt-rock, while Williams’ vocals sink into the potent lyrics and discordant, dreamy instrumentals. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2026

Throughout the hour-and-a-half long set, alt-rock musician YUNGBLUD and former Smashing Pumpkins guitarist Melissa Auf der Maur also joined the band. — Greta Cross, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026

Those digital Mellotrons balanced against Wilson’s dry 2000s alt-rock production cast Åkerfeldt’s ballads into a searching, uncanny drift at the outskirts of the metal landscape. — Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 19 July 2026

This was the release, after all, in which Cracker turned its back on the alt-rock radio format — to the detriment of initial album sales — and stopped trying to be anything other than itself. — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 19 July 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