English Online Dictionary. What means instead? What does instead mean?
English
Alternative forms
- enstead, in steed, in stead (obsolete)
Etymology
From in + stead, from Middle English ine (“in”) + stede (“stead”). Related to German statt.
Pronunciation
- enPR: ĭn-stěd', IPA(key): /ɪnˈstɛd/
- Rhymes: -ɛd
Adverb
instead (not comparable)
- In the place of something (usually mentioned earlier); as a substitute or alternative.
Synonyms
- in lieu
Derived terms
- instead of
Translations
Anagrams
- destain, stained, Tiendas, Danites, d'ansite, Sidetan, taneids, indates, sainted, satined, nidates, detains, tiendas