instead — Englisches Wörterbuch

Adverb

1. In the place of something (usually mentioned earlier); as a substitute or alternative.

   Gebrauch

   • not-comparable

   Synonyme

   in lieu

   Beispiele

   I was going to go shopping, but I went dancing instead.

   Weitere Beispiele (2)

   ‘It's rather like a beautiful Inverness cloak one has inherited. Much too good to hide away, so one wears it instead of an overcoat and pretends it's an amusing new fashion.’

   Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. […] But the scandals kept coming, […]. A broad section of the political class now recognises the need for change but remains unable to see the necessity of a fundamental overhaul. Instead it offers fixes and patches.

Adverb

1. in place of, or as an alternative to

   Synonyme

   alternativelyor else

   Beispiele

   Felix became a herpetologist instead

   alternatively we could buy a used car

2. on the contrary

   Synonyme

   rather

   Beispiele

   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

   Weitere Beispiele (1)

   used English terms instead of Latin ones