INSTEAD

• (adverb) in place of, or as an alternative to

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

  synonyms : alternatively , or else

• (adverb) 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"

  synonyms : rather

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