Hyphenation of instead

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word instead? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

in-stead

Definitions of instead:

1.
In place of, or as an alternative to
Felix became a herpetologist instead Alternatively we could buy a used car
2.
On the contrary
Rather than disappoint the children
3.
He did two quick tricks before he left
He didn't call Rather (or instead)
4.
He wrote her a letter
Used English terms instead of Latin ones

Synonyms of instead:

adv alternatively, as an alternative, or else
adv rather

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