instead, adv.
freq. cnt. 57
freq. cnt. 57
in place of, or as an alternative to
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 44 freq. cnt.: 36 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 1
alternatively instead or else
sample sentences
"Felix became a herpetologist instead""alternatively we could buy a used car"
lexical pointers
derived from/pertains to
on the contrary
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 80 freq. cnt.: 59 freq. cnt.: 21
instead rather
sample sentences
"rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left""he didn't call
rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter"
"used English terms instead of Latin ones"