instead ofpreposition
/ɪnˈsted ˌəv//ɪnˈsted ˌəv/in place of someone or something:
You can go instead of me, if you want.
Instead of complaining, why don't we try to change things?
More examples
- I wish you'd spend more time at home instead of going out drinking with your friends every night.
- You can make shortbread with margarine instead of butter, but it isn't the same.
- You waste a lot of water by having a bath instead of a shower.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Replacing and exchanging
- alternate
- alternatively
- bargain sth away
- change over
- change places idiom
- fill
- part exchange
- pinch-hit
- pre-empt
- proxy
- refill
- rep
- represent
- reserve
- sit
- succeed
- succession
- supersede
- supplant
- swap
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