instead
adverb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
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Senses
Sense 1 adverb
in place of, or as an alternative to
Felix became a herpetologist instead
Related & opposite
- alternative derived from
Sense 2 adverb
on the contrary
rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derived from | Related & opposite | alternative |