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Showing words for INSTEAD using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Instead

destain, detains, instead, nidates, sainted, satined, stained

6 Letter Words for Instead

adient, asiden, daines, dasein, destin, detain, idants, nidate, sained, sainte, satine, sdaine, seitan, stadie, standi, staned, stenia, teinds, tenias, tienda, tineas, tisane

5 Letter Words for Instead

adits, aides, andes, anise, anted, antes, antis, aside, daine, daint, danes, dante, dants, dasnt, dates, deans, deist, denat, dents, detin, diane, diets, dines, dints, disna, distn, ditas, dites, edits, endia, entad, entia, entsi, etnas, idant, ideas, ident, idest, ideta, insea, inset, isnad, nates, neats, neist, nides, nsaid, saine, saint, saned, sanit, sated, satin, sdein, sedan, senit, senti, siena, sient, sined, sited, snead, snide, snite, stade, staid, stain, stand, stane, stead, stean, steid, stein, stend, stied, stine, tains, taise, teads, teind, tenai, tends, tenia, tides, tiens, tinds, tinea, tined, tines, tsade, tsadi, tsine

4 Letter Words for Instead

aden, adet, adit, aide, aids, aine, ains, aint, aits, ands, anes, anet, anis, ansi, ante, anti, ants, asin, ated, ates, atis, daes, dain, dais, dane, dans, dant, dase, dasi, dast, date, dean, deas, deia, deis, deni, dens, dent, desi, deti, detn, dian, dias, dies, diet, dine, dins, dint, disa, dist, dita, dite, dits, eadi, eans, east, eats, edit, ends, etas, etna, idea, ides, inde, inst, inta, isdn, ised, isnt, itas, naid, nais, nasi, nast, nats, neat, neds, nest, neti, nets, nide, nids, nied, nies, nist, nits, sade, sadi, said, sain, sand, sane, sant, satd, sate, sati, sean, seat, seit, sena, send, sent, seta, sian, sida, side, sien, sina, sind, sine, sita, site, sned, snit, stad, sted, sten, stid, stie, tade, tads, taed, taen, tain, tais, tane, tans, tead, tean, teas, teds, tend, tens, tide, tids, tied, tien, ties, tind, tine, tins, tsia

3 Letter Words for Instead

ade, ads, aes, aid, ain, ais, ait, and, ane, ans, ant, ase, ast, ate, dae, dan, das, dat, dea, dei, den, des, det, dia, die, din, dis, dit, dna, ead, ean, eas, eat, eds, end, ens, esd, est, eta, ida, ide, ids, ind, ins, int, ise, isn, ist, ita, itd, its, nad, nae, nas, nat, nea, ned, nei, net, nid, nie, nis, nit, sad, sai, san, sat, sea, sed, sei, sen, set, sie, sin, sit, sta, std, tad, tai, tan, tas, tea, ted, ten, tes, tid, tie, tin, tis, tsi

Definitions for Instead

[1] as a substitute or replacement; in the place or stead of someone or something: We ordered tea but were served coffee instead.
[2] in preference; as a preferred or accepted alternative: The city has its pleasures, but she wished instead for the quiet of country life.
[3] instead of , in place of; in lieu of: You can use milk instead of cream in this recipe.
[4] as a replacement, substitute, or alternative
[5] instead of (preposition) in place of or as an alternative to

Words related to Instead

rather, alternative, preferably, alternately

Words nearby Instead

instantize, instantly, instar, instate, instauration, instead, instead of, instep, instigate, instigation, instil

Origin of Instead

1175–1225; Middle English; orig. phrase in stead in place

Word origin for Instead

C13: from phrase in stead in place

Synonyms for Instead

rather, alternately, alternative, as a substitute, in lieu, in place of, in preference, on behalf of, on second thought, preferably, rather than