Associations to the word «Instead»

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.
Hippocrates