insteadof
prepositionUK /ɪnˈstɛd ɒv/
US /ɪnˈstɛd əv/
If you pick one thing instead of another, you pick the first thing and not the second.
I drank water instead of juice.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. Used to show what someone does in place of something else.
She walked to school instead of taking the bus.
3. Used to correct or change a choice that was not made.
Let's play a game instead of watching TV.
4. Used to name a substitute for a missing or unwanted thing.
He used a box instead of a table.