Instead
Instead adverb - In place of, or as an alternative to.
Usage example: Felix became a herpetologist instead
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Synonyms for Instead
Or else
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- in reverse and instead
- in reverse and or else
- else and instead
- else and or else
- on the contrary and instead
- on the contrary and or else
- conversely and instead
- conversely and or else
- oppositely and instead
- oppositely and or else
- otherwise and instead
- otherwise and or else
- alternatively and instead
- alternatively and or else
Both terms in one sentence
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He tells them they can just accept the arrangement or else Lowell and his men can head for Canada instead of helping the militamen.
Source: Series / JAG - This example is somewhat atypical in that you do have to deal a decent amount of damage to him, or else he'll just straight up kill you instead of advancing the plot.
Source: Final Boss Preview -
Later in the series, planes were just modern airliners with pterodactyls instead of jets, or else one giant pterodactyl with a cabin mounted on top.
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