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Meaning
Adv
●
In the place of something (usually
mentioned
earlier
); as a
substitute
or alternative.
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Origin
instead
English
in
English
inne
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
stead
English
sted
Middle English (1100-1500)
stede
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Then
Conversely
Therefore
Anyway
Also
Rather
Alternatively
Thus
Perhaps
Hence
Again
Maybe
So
Similarly
Ultimately
Although
Furthermore
However
Consequently
Lastly
Accordingly
Likewise
Moreover
Besides
Further
Nonetheless
Unfortunately
But
Nevertheless
Additionally
Eventually
Finally
Otherwise
Especially
Indeed
Either
Sure
Now
Basically
Thereby
And
Meanwhile
Specifically
Sometimes
Somewhere Else
Rather Than
After All
Something Else
As Well
As Such
If Anything
If Not
In The Meantime
In The Meanwhile
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Rhymes
Z
Ed
Led
Ned
Wed
Med
Fed
Bed
Med
Ted
Ked
Dmz
Red
Fed
Zed
Ted
Head
Fled
Read
Bled
Cred
Bred
Fred
Abed
Pled
Tedd
Said
Sked
Shed
Sped
Dead
Sled
Rewed
Ahead
Unwed
Faned
Bread
Dread
Shred
Tread
Stead
Embed
Spread
Undead
Inbred
Reread
Behead
Resaid
Unread
Thread
Unsaid
Instead
Aspread
Bestead
Retread
Misread
Overhead
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