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in stead of

in stead of is the archaic form of instead of.

Meaning of instead of

Preposition

instead of

  1. In lieu of; in place of; rather than.
    • He walked to school instead of taking the car.

Questions about in stead of

What is in stead of the archaic form of?
In stead of is the archaic form of instead of.

Words near in stead of in the dictionary

  1. in statu nascendi
  2. in statu pupillari
  3. in statu quo
  4. in status nascendi
  5. in stead
  6. in stead of
  7. in steam
  8. in steed
  9. in step
  10. in stitches
  11. in stock

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Adapted from Wiktionary: in stead of (page history and authors); instead of (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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