Meaning & use
instead of
In place of someone or something else; as a substitute or alternative.
See it in a sentence
We walked to the store instead of driving, since the weather was so pleasant.
She chose tea instead of coffee because it was already late in the evening.
A note on using this word
It is followed by a noun, pronoun, or gerund, never by a clause with a conjugated verb.
Words with a similar meaning
rather thanin place of
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