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.
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181. It's illogical to pay for homeless families to stay in hostels instead of building new houses.
182. Instead of getting all riled up about this , we should try to figure out what to do.
183. I hardly dared to hope she'd remember me. In positive sentences a phrase like not be afraid is often used instead:She wasn't afraid to tell him the truth.
184. I'm fresh out of beer. Will you take a cola instead?
185. Much of the discount is pocketed by retailers instead of being passed on to customers.
186. We shall have tea in the garden instead of in the house.
187. He crossed out "fellow subjects",[www.Sentencedict.com] and instead inserted "fellow citizens".
188. If you wanted me to go why didn't you say so in plain English instead of making vague hints?
189. Instead of moving at his usual stately pace, he was almost running.
190. Nowadays we can use plastic instead of cash in many places buying things.
191. Modernist architecture tries to conquer nature instead of working with it.
192. She's chosen career advancement instead of having children - does that make her a liberated woman?
193. Instead, she set her jaw grimly and waited in silence.
194. She frittered away her time in going to the cinema instead of studying.
195. Instead of cutting expenditure, the government's relying on smoke and mirrors to make it seem as though it's doing something.
196. If you live in a smokeless zone you have to use smokeless fuels instead of coal.
197. The final examination will be brought forward to June instead of July.
198. I think I should have given check at move 23 instead of trying to find a safer square for the rook.
More similar words: instead of, steady, steadily, in step, steal, steak, steam, install, instinct, against, instant, instance, instruct, monster, reinstate, instigate, instantly, for instance, mainstream, instructor, instrument, institution, installation, instruction, fight against, institutional, instructional, struggle against, step by step, team.