Associations to the word «Instead»
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Wiktionary
INSTEAD, adverb. In the place of something (usually mentioned earlier); as a substitute or alternative.
INSTEAD OF, preposition. In lieu of; in place of; rather than.
Dictionary definition
INSTEAD, adverb. In place of, or as an alternative to; "Felix became a herpetologist instead"; "alternatively we could buy a used car".
INSTEAD, adverb. 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".
Wise words
The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and
nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar
words.