Instead
adverb
In place of someone or something else.
She didn't go to school, instead she went to the park.
Often appears as...
- do something instead
- go somewhere instead
adverb
On the contrary or to the contrary.
I thought he would be angry, but instead, he was quite pleased.
Often appears as...
- but instead
- thought something instead
adverb
In place of someone or something else.
She didn't go to school, instead she went to the park.
Often appears as...
- do something instead
- go somewhere instead
adverb
On the contrary or to the contrary.
I thought he would be angry, but instead, he was quite pleased.
Often appears as...
- but instead
- thought something instead
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Choice Implication
Using 'instead' suggests a conscious decision to choose one option over another.
I had coffee instead of tea this morning.
Pro Tip 2/3Replacement Focus
'Instead' highlights what is used as a substitute, not just what is being replaced.
Use honey instead of sugar for a healthier option.
Pro Tip 3/3Action Switch
'Instead' often introduces an action that replaces another, possibly unexpected action.
He walked to work instead of driving as usual.
Pro Tip 1/3Choice Implication
Using 'instead' suggests a conscious decision to choose one option over another.
I had coffee instead of tea this morning.
Pro Tip 2/3Replacement Focus
'Instead' highlights what is used as a substitute, not just what is being replaced.
Use honey instead of sugar for a healthier option.
Pro Tip 3/3Action Switch
'Instead' often introduces an action that replaces another, possibly unexpected action.
He walked to work instead of driving as usual.
Pro Tip 1/3Choice Implication
Using 'instead' suggests a conscious decision to choose one option over another.
I had coffee instead of tea this morning.
Pro Tip 2/3Replacement Focus
'Instead' highlights what is used as a substitute, not just what is being replaced.
Use honey instead of sugar for a healthier option.
Pro Tip 3/3Action Switch
'Instead' often introduces an action that replaces another, possibly unexpected action.
He walked to work instead of driving as usual.
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What happens during a...
Lots of fiber from vegetables, chicken and fish instead of red meat, whole grains and nuts like walnuts and almonds all seem to be beneficial. A good diet and exercise plan can also keep your weight in a healthy range, which will lower your heart attack risk as well. And of course, medications can also help prevent heart attacks.
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Best Of Ants PIPE BBC Earth
there's no nuptial flight instead the queen's new consort is guided directly to the royal chamber he's not the first consort to the queen and he probably won't be the last driver and queens are for ants unusually promiscuous he'll be one of many suitors she'll entertain during her lifetime
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How to recognize a...
Though the name suggested impossibility, modern scientific and political progress raised hopes of these dreams finally becoming reality. But time and time again, they instead turned into nightmares of war, famine, and oppression. And as artists began to question utopian thinking,
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The psychology of...
What makes these trait a true personality disorder is that they take over people's lives and cause significant problems. Imagine that instead of caring for your spouse or children, you used them as a source of attention or admiration. Or imagine that instead of seeking
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How do animals...
but stay if it's a good shell. And octopi that may originally curl up an injured arm to protect it will risk using it to catch prey. That suggests that these animals make value judgements around sensory input instead of just reacting reflexively to harm.
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How sugar affects the...
and more importantly, we need to want to keep eating new foods. And that's why the dopamine levels off when a food becomes boring. Now, back to that meal. What happens if in place of the healthy, balanced dish, you eat sugar-rich food instead?
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Kailash Satyarthi: How...
I stopped them, those people. I complained to the police. So the policemen, instead of helping me, they threw me in this small, tiny shell, like an animal. And that was the night of anger when one of the brightest and biggest ideas was born.
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A whale saved my life PIPE...
from side to side instead of up and down. So I immediately knew it was the largest tiger shark I've ever seen in my life and I've spent my entire life underwater. and I've seen plenty of tiger sharks. This was like a truck.
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The psychological weight...
exercise i was getting along the way and this really helped me to keep the game kind of rational instead of emotional the way it can get this was a big war i had to break this down to the smallest battle i could win every
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Surf Sisters - Ep. 2 PIPE...
realized this truth. And instead of isolating herself in her pain, she reached out to help heal others. This is her Impact.
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What happens during a...
Lots of fiber from vegetables, chicken and fish instead of red meat, whole grains and nuts like walnuts and almonds all seem to be beneficial. A good diet and exercise plan can also keep your weight in a healthy range, which will lower your heart attack risk as well. And of course, medications can also help prevent heart attacks.
Video examples
Best Of Ants PIPE BBC Earth
there's no nuptial flight instead the queen's new consort is guided directly to the royal chamber he's not the first consort to the queen and he probably won't be the last driver and queens are for ants unusually promiscuous he'll be one of many suitors she'll entertain during her lifetime
Video examples
How to recognize a...
Though the name suggested impossibility, modern scientific and political progress raised hopes of these dreams finally becoming reality. But time and time again, they instead turned into nightmares of war, famine, and oppression. And as artists began to question utopian thinking,
Video examples
The psychology of...
What makes these trait a true personality disorder is that they take over people's lives and cause significant problems. Imagine that instead of caring for your spouse or children, you used them as a source of attention or admiration. Or imagine that instead of seeking
Video examples
How do animals...
but stay if it's a good shell. And octopi that may originally curl up an injured arm to protect it will risk using it to catch prey. That suggests that these animals make value judgements around sensory input instead of just reacting reflexively to harm.
Video examples
How sugar affects the...
and more importantly, we need to want to keep eating new foods. And that's why the dopamine levels off when a food becomes boring. Now, back to that meal. What happens if in place of the healthy, balanced dish, you eat sugar-rich food instead?
Video examples
Kailash Satyarthi: How...
I stopped them, those people. I complained to the police. So the policemen, instead of helping me, they threw me in this small, tiny shell, like an animal. And that was the night of anger when one of the brightest and biggest ideas was born.
Video examples
A whale saved my life PIPE...
from side to side instead of up and down. So I immediately knew it was the largest tiger shark I've ever seen in my life and I've spent my entire life underwater. and I've seen plenty of tiger sharks. This was like a truck.
Video examples
The psychological weight...
exercise i was getting along the way and this really helped me to keep the game kind of rational instead of emotional the way it can get this was a big war i had to break this down to the smallest battle i could win every
Video examples
Surf Sisters - Ep. 2 PIPE...
realized this truth. And instead of isolating herself in her pain, she reached out to help heal others. This is her Impact.
Example 1 of 10
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Andy Warhol
American Artist
Before I was shot, I always thought that I was more half-there than all-there - I always suspected that I was watching TV instead of living life. Right when I was being shot and ever since, I knew that I was watching television.
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Tony Robbins
American Speaker
The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you're in control of your life. If you don't, life controls you.
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Theodore Roosevelt
American President
The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, peace-at-any-price, safety-first instead of duty-first, the love of soft living, and the get-rich-quick theory of life.
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Igor Stravinsky
Russian Composer
The trouble with music appreciation in general is that people are taught to have too much respect for music they should be taught to love it instead.
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John Lewis
American Politician
I think my whole life has been one of sort of daring, and sort of sailing against the wind instead of just going with the wind.
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James F. Byrnes
American Politician
Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem more afraid of life than death.
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Voltaire
French Writer
Anyone who seeks to destroy the passions instead of controlling them is trying to play the angel.
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John Lennon
English Musician
If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there'd be peace.
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Alanis Morissette
Canadian Musician
I want to walk through life instead of being dragged through it.
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Bjarke Ingels
Danish Architect
Instead of trying to change people, we could change the world.
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Andy Warhol
American Artist
Before I was shot, I always thought that I was more half-there than all-there - I always suspected that I was watching TV instead of living life. Right when I was being shot and ever since, I knew that I was watching television.
Quote examples
Tony Robbins
American Speaker
The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you're in control of your life. If you don't, life controls you.
Quote examples
Theodore Roosevelt
American President
The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, peace-at-any-price, safety-first instead of duty-first, the love of soft living, and the get-rich-quick theory of life.
Quote examples
Igor Stravinsky
Russian Composer
The trouble with music appreciation in general is that people are taught to have too much respect for music they should be taught to love it instead.
Quote examples
John Lewis
American Politician
I think my whole life has been one of sort of daring, and sort of sailing against the wind instead of just going with the wind.
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James F. Byrnes
American Politician
Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem more afraid of life than death.
Quote examples
Voltaire
French Writer
Anyone who seeks to destroy the passions instead of controlling them is trying to play the angel.
Quote examples
John Lennon
English Musician
If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there'd be peace.
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Alanis Morissette
Canadian Musician
I want to walk through life instead of being dragged through it.
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Bjarke Ingels
Danish Architect
Instead of trying to change people, we could change the world.
Example 1 of 10
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