What does instead mean in crosswords?

instead means: In place of something else

Which crossword clues can have instead as the answer?

Possible clues for instead include "As a replacement".

Word entry · 7 letters

Best crossword clue

"As a replacement"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ɪnˈstɛd/Part of speech adverbSorted adeinstStarts with IEnds with D1 cluesVery common crossword word

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From in + stead, from Middle English ine (“in”) + stede (“stead”). Related to German statt.

“I was going to go shopping, but I went dancing instead.”
“‘It's rather like a beautiful Inverness cloak one has inherited. Much too good to hide away, so one wears it instead of an overcoat and pretends it's an amusing new fashion.’”

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01“As a replacement”7 letters

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