190 synonyms found

Pronunciation:

[ ɪnstˈɛd], [ ɪnstˈɛd], [ ɪ_n_s_t_ˈɛ_d]

Related words: of instead, instead of the, instead of with, instead of for

Related questions:

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Similar words for instead:

• instead (adverb)
• other relevant words (adverb)
• or (conjunction)
• other relevant words (conjunction)
• other relevant words (noun)
• other synonyms
• other relevant words
• other relevant words (noun)

Paraphrases for instead

Synonyms for Instead:

• adv.

  • instead (adverb)
  • preferably,
  • in lieu,
  • alternative,
  • on behalf of.
  • Other relevant words: (adverb)
  • compensate.

• conj.

  • or (conjunction)
  • Ere,
  • else,
  • uncertainty.
  • Other relevant words: (conjunction)
  • instead of,
  • on the contrary,
  • oppositely,
  • instead,
  • or not exactly,
  • or rather,
  • or not,
  • in reverse,
  • contrary to,
  • reversing it.

• n.

  •
  • in its stead,
  • on second thought,
  • alternately,
  • on someone's behalf,
  • as a substitute,
  • in preference,
  • in place of,
  • for a change.
  • Other relevant words: (noun)
  • heir,
  • behalf,
  • proxy,
  • fill,
  • relieve,
  • lieu,
  • hold,
  • spell,
  • If,
  • replace,
  • supersede,
  • stand in,
  • shoe,
  • pre-empt,
  • exchange,
  • deputation,
  • sit,
  • trade,
  • sing,
  • surrogate,
  • alternate,
  • stead,
  • part exchange,
  • bargain,
  • cut in,
  • or else,
  • as an alternative,
  • redeem,
  • succession,
  • stand,
  • succeed,
  • alternatively,
  • cover,
  • fungible,
  • supplant,
  • spare,
  • answer,
  • step,
  • commute,
  • ersatz,
  • locum,
  • way,
  • substitute,
  • role reversal,
  • delegate,
  • substitution,
  • name,
  • countermand,
  • analogue,
  • turn,
  • change,
  • rep,
  • cut,
  • swop,
  • renew,
  • heir apparent,
  • rather,
  • represent,
  • freshen,
  • for,
  • swap,
  • compensation,
  • pinch-hit,
  • vicarious,
  • fill in,
  • stand in,
  • make,
  • sub,
  • change over,
  • refill,
  • deputize,
  • replacement,
  • return,
  • representative,
  • reserve,
  • place.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • in lieu of.
  •
  • or.
  • Other relevant words:
  • rather than.
  • Other relevant words (noun):
  • displacement,
  • pursue,
  • seat,
  • spot,
  • again,
  • prior,
  • counterbalance,
  • well,
  • forbear,
  • considerably,
  • deliver,
  • alter,
  • absolutely,
  • as opposed to,
  • displace,
  • depose,
  • delete,
  • as contrasted with,
  • enough,
  • location,
  • reinstatement,
  • dismiss,
  • kinda,
  • fail,
  • room,
  • evict,
  • sooner,
  • adapt,
  • otherwise,
  • compensate for,
  • by proxy,
  • moderately,
  • perfectly,
  • entirely,
  • Against,
  • catch,
  • dislodge,
  • foregoing,
  • replenishment,
  • station,
  • quite,
  • exactly,
  • equivalent,
  • forget,
  • abstain,
  • far,
  • reimburse,
  • relief,
  • most,
  • deputise,
  • somewhat,
  • awfully,
  • omit,
  • then again,
  • previous,
  • antecedent,
  • dislocate,
  • come after,
  • space,
  • follow,
  • exclude,
  • pretty,
  • past,
  • atone,
  • adhere,
  • very,
  • eject,
  • vice,
  • in preference to,
  • kind of,
  • completely,
  • before,
  • anterior,
  • fairly,
  • more willingly,
  • all the more,
  • locality,
  • oust,
  • more readily,
  • sort of,
  • pay,
  • deputy,
  • equal to,
  • faute de mieux,
  • renewal.

Paraphrases for Instead:

• Independent

  • Adverb
    actually, alternately, alternatively, but, contrariwise, conversely, furthermore, however, indeed, meanwhile, nevertheless, nonetheless, otherwise, preferably, pretty, previously, quite, rather, replace, somewhat, then, though, yet, harder, lnstead.