INSTEAD as ADVERB

1. Meaning
   • in place of, or as an alternative to
   Synonym(s)
   • alternatively (what does alternatively mean?)
   • as an alternative (what does as an alternative mean?)
   • or else (what does or else mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Felix became a herpetologist instead
   • alternatively we could buy a used car
   Pertainym(s)
   • alternative (what does alternative mean?)
   • mutually exclusive (what does mutually exclusive mean?)
2. Meaning
   • on the contrary
   • rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter”
   Synonym(s)
   • rather (what does rather mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left
   • he didn”t call
   • used English terms instead of Latin ones