Contrarily and Instead

Contrarily

Contrarily adverb - Just the opposite being true.

Instead and contrarily are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Instead" instead an adverb "Contrarily".

Instead

Instead adverb - In place of, or as an alternative to.
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Contrarily and instead are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contrarily" instead an adverb "Instead".
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