Synonyms for instead
ɪnˈstɛdin·stead

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1. insteadadverb

   Synonyms:
   in lieu of

2. insteadadverb

   In the place of something (usually mentioned earlier); as a substitute or alternative

   I was going to go shopping, but I went dancing instead.

   Synonyms:
   in lieu of

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1. alternatively, instead, or elseadverb

   in place of, or as an alternative to

   "Felix became a herpetologist instead"; "alternatively we could buy a used car"

   Synonyms:
   alternatively, rather, or else

2. rather, insteadadverb

   on the contrary

   "rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left"; "he didn't call; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter"; "used English terms instead of Latin ones"

   Synonyms:
   sooner, kinda, alternatively, quite, or else, sort of, preferably, kind of, rather

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1. insteadadjective

   Synonyms:
   in lieu, in the room, in the stead, in the place

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1. List of paraphrases for "instead":

   rather, lnstead, conversely, pretty, however, alternatively

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1. Sister Norma Pimentel:

   United States used to be a nightclub. This is the bar, instead of giving alcohol, they're giving baby bottles and milk and all these hygiene items.

2. Marcie Keever:

   We have to push them to issue a final (endangerment finding) and CO2 standard so we can have a conversation about what the standard should be, we wish the EPA wasn’t defaulting and deferring to ICAO and instead would lead the way.

3. Emily Martorano:

   Instead of using cheese as the main source of nutrients, it really is a side, if we're pairing that cheese with something else -- a vegetable, a whole grain -- that's what's going to make it more of a satisfying, filling meal.

4. Larry Kramer:

   There's something, to me, cowardly about taking Truvada instead of using a condom, you're taking a drug that is poison to you, and it has lessened your energy to fight, to get involved, to do anything.

5. Chris McDaniel:

   Here in Mississippi, we were thinking about a way that our children, particularly in K-12, were taught not to be victims but instead to be successful. We're trying to teach upward mobility and prosperity and empowering the individual.