Thesaurus: instead

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1. adv. In the place or room; -- usually followed by of.
2. adv. Equivalent; equal to; -- usually with of.
3. adv. in place of, or as an alternative to
4. adv. on the contrary
5. 1. In the place or room; -- usually followed by of. Let thistles grow of wheat. Job xxxi. 40. Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab. 2 Sam. xvii. 25. 2. Equivalent; equal to; -- usually with of. [R.] This very consideration to a wise man is instead of a thousand arguments, to satisfy him, that in those times no such thing was believed. Tillotson.
6. i:49/r:51 r in place of, or as an alternative to r on the contrary; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter"