instead

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adverb in place of, or as an alternative to
  2. adverb on the contrary

Etymology

From in + stead, from Middle English ine (“in”) + stede (“stead”). Related to German statt.

In classic literature

Synonyms

alternatively, or else

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