ALL meanings of instead
in·stead
I i - adverb instead in preference 1
- noun instead in place of sth, sb 1
- noun instead rather than do sth else 1
- adverb instead in sb else's place or position 1
- adverb instead in place of sth 1
- noun instead As an alternative or substitute. 1
- adverb instead as a substitute or replacement; in the place or stead of someone or something: We ordered tea but were served coffee instead. 1
- adverb instead in preference; as a preferred or accepted alternative: The city has its pleasures, but she wished instead for the quiet of country life. 1
- idioms instead instead of, in place of; in lieu of: You can use milk instead of cream in this recipe. 1
- adverb instead In the place of something (usually mentioned earlier); as a substitute or alternative. 0
- adverb instead If you do not do something, but do something else instead, you do the second thing and not the first thing, as the result of a choice or a change of behaviour. 0
- adverb instead as a replacement, substitute, or alternative 0
- adverb instead in place of the person or thing mentioned: as an alternative or substitute 0