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in•stead adv.

as a substitute;
in place of someone or something:The roast beef is gone, so we'll have steak instead.

Idioms

Idioms instead of, in place of:Instead of meat, how about fish?

in•stead adv.

as a substitute or replacement;
in the place or stead of someone or something:We ordered tea but were served coffee instead.
in preference;
as a preferred or accepted alternative:The city has its pleasures, but she wished instead for the quiet of country life.
Idioms instead of, in place of;
in lieu of:You can use milk instead of cream in this recipe.

1175–1225; Middle English; origin, originally phrase in stead in place

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instead /ɪnˈstɛd/ adv

as a replacement, substitute, or alternative
instead of ⇒ (preposition) in place of or as an alternative to

Etymology: 13th Century: from phrase in stead in place

'instead' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

and - around - Balaam - ball hockey - Barabbas - blind - bottle-feed - business casual - cardphone - carry - chip and PIN - commute - dichromatic - Elohist - en passant - entryism - exchange - factor - feu - foot - football - fossil - freestyle - garter stitch - gorse - hendiadys - high commissioner - Jacquard - junk food - loosestrife - mark - myself - nasal - never - ourselves - Paré - passkey - -person - place - plastic money - raglan - reason - sannyasi - scat - Seventh-Day Adventist - singlestick - slingback - smile - so - accordion

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Synonyms: instead of sb/sth, in sb's/sth's place, in place of sb/sth, in sb's/sth's stead, in its place, more...

Collocations: would rather [go, stop, decide] instead (of), instead of [going] I would rather, focus instead on, more...

Forum discussions with the word(s) "instead" in the title:

< But / Instead > in real life, it's impossible to
-ing form instead of past participle
. instead of : in clock times
... had seen that power dynamic reverse and instead now "piloted"...
... i hear you jobless... present idefinite instead perfect
...Paul was supposed to be taking his biology midterm. Instead, he was flirting with the pretty...
' Ben's and Mike's ' instead of ' Ben and Mike's '
'20-29,' '30-39,' etc. instead of just '20s,' '30s,' etc.
'Before' & 'Earlier' instead of 'previously'
'Both of them' instead of 'both of whom'
'by' instead of 'of'
'Earlier' instead of 'ago' in the given context
'feeling' instead of 'flavor'?
'He did see me' instead of 'He saw me'
'is' instead of 'has'
'Me' instead of 'my' in British English [me mate; me burger; me dog]
'Press/ press down' instead of 'hold down' & 'wedge"
'previous reports of the Court’ instead of ‘previous reports by the Court’
's instead of has
'So that/ so much that' instead of 'to Such an extent'
'Uni' instead of 'university'
'was working' instead of 'worked'
'when' instead of 'as'?
“How fast!” instead of “How fast he runs!”
« That » instead of « whom »
[...]she did not put any apples in the mixture, but/and more raisins and walnuts instead
/j/ instead of /d/
42 instead of 24 -> name of the mistake?
A car has/is the color of ... (Why can we use "is" instead of "has"?)
A clarification on "instead of"
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