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instead Definition

in·stead (in sted′)

adverb

in place of the person or thing mentioned: as an alternative or substitute to feel like crying and laugh instead

Etymology: in + stead

instead Idioms

instead of

in place of

instead Synonyms

instead

modif.

in its place, in its stead, as a substitute, as an alternative, alternatively, alternately, rather, in preference, preferably, on second thought; see also rather 2.