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
