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. Jeremy Loew:

   We understand that a search warrant was executed on Mr. Frazee's property, patrick Frazee was never asked to voluntarily participate in this search. We encourage law enforcement to take whatever steps it deems necessary to find Cheryl Berreth and to be able to exclude Patrick Frazee as a possible suspect in this missing person investigation. Patrick Frazee will continue not to participate in any interviews with the media and instead focus on parenting the child Patrick Frazee shares with Cheryl Berreth.

2. Lyudmila Zhuravleva:

   After this debacle, we're left with ruins instead of a TV company, they clearly made it their job to eliminate our company in general so that even later, when we get our property back, we won't be able to function.

3. Stefan Wolffbrandt:

   I'm a person who's acting instead of talking, that's the spirit of the whole island.

4. Jen Barrett:

   If you are playing Po-Go instead of going to see a movie or paying for some other type of entertainment, it may be an even swap, but keep track of what you're spending in real money on PokeCoins. It can add up quickly.

5. Lawyer Thomas Vinje:

   But instead of being prone to being demoted, Google's comparison-shopping service is systematically promoted to the most visible spots in Google's search results.