| Pronunciation: | | in'sted
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- [adv] in place of, or as an alternative to; "Felix became a herpetologist instead"; "alternatively we could buy a used car"
- [adv] 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"
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INSTEAD is a 7 letter word that starts with I. |
| | Synonyms: | | alternatively, as an alternative, or else, rather |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \In*stead"\, adv. [Pref. in- + stead place.]
1. In the place or room; -- usually followed by of.
Let thistles grow of wheat. --Job xxxi.
40.
Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of
Joab. --2 Sam. xvii.
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2. Equivalent; equal to; -- usually with of. [R.]
This very consideration to a wise man is instead of
a thousand arguments, to satisfy him, that in those
times no such thing was believed. --Tillotson.
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