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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91. Why couldn't he say something original instead of spouting the same old platitudes?
92. Instead of moping around the house all day, you should be out there looking for a job.
93. How on earth could they do away with a lovely old building like that and put a car park there instead?
94. I've been jumping about the file instead of working straight through it.
95. We decided to keep our old car instead of selling it.
96. She wasn't sent to the juvenile court; instead she was cautioned.
97. Instead of going to the police they let things lie for a couple of months.
98. When you go to a Chinese restaurant you have to use chopsticks instead of a knife and fork.
99. Please program the computer to do the job instead of manual operation.
100. I ought to give up smoking. In questions, should is usually used instead of ought to:Should we call the doctor?
101. Let's deal properly with the question,instead of just pecking at it.
102. You can make a reduced fat version of the cheesecake by using cottage cheese instead of cream cheese.
103. Match officials should not tolerate such behaviour but instead enforce the laws of the game.
104. Instead of discussing their problems, they bottle up all their anger and resentment.
104. Sentencedict.com try its best to collect and make good sentences.
105. Instead of doing something about the problem, the council is hiding behind a smokescreen of bureaucracy.
106. One of the peculiarities of his behaviour is that he shouts instead of talking.
107. I gave up my epic and wrote this little tale instead.
108. It's good to breathe fresh country air instead of city smoke.
109. You should try to work at an even rate instead of taking it easy one day and working flat out the next.
110. It looks like an innocent bystander was killed instead of you.
111. The enemy may have recourse to steel instead of poison.
112. Would you prefer to live in the country instead of a town?
113. Geoff didn't study law. Instead, he decided to become an actor.
114. Some people refer all the troubles to bad luck instead of lack of ability.
115. Well, the least you can do, if you won't help me yourself, is to tell me where to go instead.
116. Instead of stopping to speak, she passed by with only a distant nod.
117. You have to learn to laugh instead of getting uptight about things.
118. an instead of a before it. This now sounds old-fashioned.
119. The shopkeeper gave us short weight : we got 7.5 kilos instead of 10 kilos.
120. Instead of fixing my computer, he's botched it up completely.
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