instead

Letters that make instead

s, a, d, e, n, t, i are letters that make 'instead'

Words within instead

te, ad, tea, INS, Ea, inst, AD, in, stead, IN, In, Te are words within 'instead'

Anagrams of instead

destain, detains, stained, sainted are anagrams of 'instead'

2 possible definitions for 'instead'

Instead as "on the contrary, rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter""

Under this definition, instead is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

rather has the same meaning as instead

Example of instead used within this context

"rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left", "he didn't call, "used English terms instead of Latin ones"

Instead as "in place of, or as an alternative to"

Under this definition, instead is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

alternatively, or else have the same meaning as 'instead'

Pertain to instead

alternative pertains to 'instead'.

Example of instead used within this context

"Felix became a herpetologist instead", "alternatively we could buy a used car"


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