instead

/ɪn'stɛd/ adverb
7 letters2 syllables8 points in Scrabble®9 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
ADVERB
1

In place of, or as an alternative to.

“Felix became a herpetologist instead”

2

On the contrary.

“he didn't call; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter”

“used English terms instead of Latin ones”

WORD FORMS
Starts withI
Ends withD
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®8 points
Words With Friends®9 points
Double word16 points
Triple word24 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latininsteadway
Starts & ends withI … D
Syllablesin · stead
SYNONYMS & RELATED3
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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