Instead - Definition

adv 1: in place of, or as an alternative to; "Felix became a
herpetologist instead"; "alternatively we could buy a
used car" [syn: alternatively, instead, or else]
2: 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" [syn: rather, instead]