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单词 instead of
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instead of in British English

(preposition)
in place of or as an alternative to
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instead of in American English

in place of
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Examples of 'instead of' in a sentence
instead of

She acts like we should be treating her like a hero instead of a criminal.
Val McDermid THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002)
Too late I realised that I'd used the past tense instead of the present.
Hugo Wilcken THE EXECUTION (2002)
She started to smile and then stiffened as if she'd had a backhander across the cheek instead of a caress.
Robert Wilson INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS (2002)

Synonyms of 'instead of'

in place of, rather than, in preference to, in lieu of
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In other languages
instead of

British English: instead of /ɪnˈstɛd ɒv; əv/ PREPOSITION
If you do one thing instead of another, you do the first thing and not the second thing.
Why don't they walk to work, instead of driving?
  • American English: instead of
  • Arabic: بَدَلَاً مِنْ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: em vez de
  • Chinese: 而不是...
  • Croatian: umjesto
  • Czech: místo něčeho jiného
  • Danish: i stedet for
  • Dutch: in plaats van
  • European Spanish: en vez de
  • Finnish: jonkin sijaan
  • French: au lieu de
  • German: statt
  • Greek: αντί
  • Italian: invece di
  • Japanese: ･･･の代わりに
  • Korean: ...대신에
  • Norwegian: i stedet for
  • Polish: w zamian za
  • European Portuguese: em vez de
  • Romanian: în loc de
  • Russian: вместо
  • Latin American Spanish: en vez de
  • Swedish: i stället för
  • Thai: แทนที่จะ
  • Turkish: yerine
  • Ukrainian: замість
  • Vietnamese: thay vì

Chinese translation of 'instead of'

instead of

  1. 而不是 (ér bù shì)
See instead
(phrase) 
Definition
in place of or as an alternative to
She had to spend four months away, instead of the usual two.
Synonyms
in place of
Cooked kidney beans can be used in place of French beans.
rather than
in preference to
Sea salt should be used in preference to table salt.
in lieu of
in contrast with
as an alternative or equivalent to
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Additional synonyms

in the sense of in preference to
Sea salt should be used in preference to table salt.
Synonyms
rather than,
instead of,
in place of,
in lieu of

Nearby words of
instead of

  • instantaneously
  • instantly
  • instead
  • instead of
  • instigate
  • instigation
  • instigator

Synonyms of 'instead of'

instead of

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