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Synonyms for instead in English

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instead:
- instead of; or else; alternatively; instead; rather

English

Detailed Synonyms for instead in English

instead:

instead adv

instead

– in place of, or as an alternative to ¹
instead of
- instead of adv
or else; alternatively; instead
– in place of, or as an alternative to ¹
- or else adv
- alternatively adv
  - alternatively we could buy a used car¹
- instead adv
  - Felix became a herpetologist instead¹
instead

– on the contrary ¹
rather; instead
– on the contrary ¹
- rather adv
  - rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left¹
  - he didn't call; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter¹
- instead adv
  - he didn't call; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter¹
  - used English terms instead of Latin ones¹

Alternate Synonyms for "instead":

alternatively; as an alternative; or else
rather

Related Definitions for "instead":

in place of, or as an alternative to¹
- Felix became a herpetologist instead¹
on the contrary¹
- he didn't call; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter¹
- used English terms instead of Latin ones¹

Related Synonyms for instead

instead of

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University