instead
Pronunciation
  • enPR: ĭn-stěd', IPA: /ɪn.ˈstɛd/
Adverb

instead (not comparable)

  1. In the place of something (usually mentioned earlier); as a substitute or alternative.
    I was going to go shopping, but I went dancing instead.
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