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Adverb
/inˈsted/,
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As an alternative or substitute,
  1. As an alternative or substitute
    • - do not use lotions, but put on a clean dressing instead
    • - she never married, preferring instead to remain single
  2. As a substitute or alternative to; in place of
    • - walk to work instead of going by car
  1. alternatively: in place of, or as an alternative to; "Felix became a herpetologist instead"; "alternatively we could buy a used car"
  2. rather: 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"
  3. Instead is the first album by synthpop duo Onetwo. It was released as a CD and as a download. The album contains two covers: Pink Floyd's "Have a Cigar" and Cat Power's "I Don't Blame You".
  4. "'Instead" is the opening track of Madeleine Peyroux's album Bare Bones. It was a retro-feeling and charted on the Japanese 100 Singles. According to Peyroux,the song is a reminder of how we should enjoy life and the things we have. Reportedly, she wrote it in a "dark point" of her life. ...
  5. "Instead" is the fifth single from Stacie Orrico's second album Stacie Orrico. It was originally rumoured to be the follow-up single to "I Promise" but "I Could Be The One" was released instead. ...
  6. In the place of something (usually mentioned earlier); as a substitute or alternative
  7. Effects use the word "instead" to indicte they are replacement effects, and to denote what events will be replaced with other events.
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