Alternative
Alternative adjective - Necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities.
Counterculture and alternative are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Counterculture" instead an adjective "Alternative".
Counterculture
Counterculture noun - A culture with lifestyles and values opposed to those of the established culture.
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Synonyms for Counterculture
Alternative and counterculture are semantically related. You can use "Alternative" instead an adjective "Counterculture".
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- An alternative interpretation is that the telepaths are the visionary elements of the counterculture, while the "normal" people are oldthinkers and the mutant tribe are the mass of stoners, drop-outs, and wastrels in the counterculture.
Source: Broken Aesop / Literature - The Simpsons has made many people across the world familiar with politics, counterculture, alternative music, literature, music, animated cartoons, comic strips,... they probably didn't know much about before the show referenced it.
Source: Gateway Series
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