instead

instead has 4 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 7.

Definitions

• adv.. In the place or room; -- usually followed by of.
• adv.. Equivalent; equal to; -- usually with of.
• adv.. in place of, or as an alternative to; "Felix became a herpetologist instead"; "alternatively we could buy a used car"
• adv.. on the contrary; "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"