Synonym: in place of, rather than. Similar words: instead of, steady, steadily, in step, steal, steak, steam, install. Meaning: [ɪn'sted] 
adv. 1. in place of, or as an alternative to 2. on the contrary.
adv. 1. in place of, or as an alternative to 2. on the contrary. 
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31. If only she'd been called 'Camilla' or 'Flavia' instead of the prosaic 'Jane'.
32. Instead of complaining about it, I'm just gonna go in every day and give it my all.
33. Instead of simply punishing them, the system encourages offenders to modify their behaviour.
34. Instead of working hard at her lessons, Mary spends her time building a castle in the air.
35. It maddens me that she was chosen instead of me!
36. This portable device enables deaf people to telephone the hospital by typing a message instead of speaking.
37. Instead of defending traditional values, the church frequently seems weak-kneed and irresolute.
38. Instead of complaining about what's wrong, be grateful for what's right.
39. I wish people would just be themselves instead of trying to seem important.
40. Instead of answering my question he began to beat about the bush.
41. Give me this instead.
42. Instead of being disappointed at where you are, think optimistically about where you are going.
43. She glossed over the company's fall in profits, focusing instead on her plans for investment and modernization.
44. Will you go to the routine meeting instead of me?
44. Sentencedict.com try its best to gather and make good sentences.
45. People dump their refuse in the surrounding woods instead of taking it to the tip.
46. Would it put you out if we came tomorrow instead of today?
47. Instead of an outright coup attempt, the rebels want to chip away at her authority.
48. I wish she'd do something to help herself instead of just wallowing in self-pity!
49. I wish Jon would make some constructive proposals instead of just making clever-clever remarks.
50. You would feel totally different when diffierent persons do the same thing for you because we always concern the person instead of the matter itself.
51. Many things make us unhappy because "happiness" is not what we pursuit,but "more happier than others"instead.
52. Better not to ignore the past but learn from it instead. Otherwise, history has a way of repeating itself.
53. The teapot has lost its proper lid but this one will do instead.
54. Instead, he did experiments to test and prove an idea before he was ready to accept it.
55. Pick the chair up instead of dragging it behind you!
56. Instead of tea or coffee, drink water to quench your thirst.
57. Instead of the Government admitting its error, it just tinkered with the problem.
58. I wish he'd knock instead of just barging in.
59. Wherever possible I use honey instead of sugar.
60. Instead of wasting time, she employed herself in reading.
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