100 Words to Use Instead of “Instead”

No.	Term	Definition
1.	A different route	another approach
2.	A fresh approach	a new method
3.	A new option	another choice
4.	A substitute option	replacement choice
5.	Accordingly	as a result
6.	Afterward	later; following that
7.	Alternatively	as another option
8.	Another way	a different method
9.	Anyhow	in any case
10.	As a replacement	in place of something
11.	As a stand-in	acting as a temporary replacement
12.	As a substitute	serving in another’s place
13.	As a swap	by exchanging one for another
14.	As an alternative	offering another choice
15.	As compensation	to make up for
16.	At any rate	regardless; anyhow
17.	Back in exchange	in return for something
18.	Barring that	if that is excluded
19.	Better yet	an improved option
20.	By comparison	when compared
21.	By contrast	showing a difference
22.	Contrariwise	in the opposite way
23.	Conversely	from the opposite viewpoint
24.	Counter to that	in opposition to that
25.	Different option	another available choice
26.	Different tack	another strategy
27.	Else	otherwise; if not
28.	Else if not	otherwise; failing that
29.	Elsewhere	in another place
30.	Even so	despite that
31.	Except that	excluding that possibility
32.	Failing that	if that doesn’t work
33.	For a change	to do something different
34.	For another	in place of a different one
35.	For preference	as preferred choice
36.	For something else	in exchange for another thing
37.	For the other option	choosing the alternative
38.	For the time being	temporarily; for now
39.	In a different way	using another method
40.	In a new direction	toward another approach
41.	In another case	under different circumstances
42.	In another light	from a different perspective
43.	In another manner	in a different way
44.	In another place	somewhere else
45.	In another respect	in a different regard
46.	In compensation	to offset a loss
47.	In contrast	showing difference
48.	In contrast to that	opposed to that
49.	In exchange	given for something else
50.	In lieu of	in place of
51.	In other words	stated differently
52.	In place of	replacing something
53.	In preference to	rather than
54.	In return	as repayment
55.	In substitution	as a replacement
56.	In the alternative	as another option
57.	In the meantime	during the interval
58.	In turn	as a consequence
59.	Inversely	in the opposite way
60.	Just the opposite	the reverse is true
61.	Lacking that	if that is unavailable
62.	Minus that	excluding that option
63.	Mutatis mutandis	with necessary changes
64.	Next best	the best available alternative
65.	Not that, but	rejecting one for another
66.	On second thought	reconsidering the choice
67.	On the other hand	introducing a contrast
68.	Opposed to	in contrast with
69.	Oppositely	in the opposite manner
70.	Or else	otherwise; if not
71.	Or rather	more accurately
72.	Otherwise	if not; alternatively
73.	Over and against	in contrast to
74.	Preferably	ideally; by preference
75.	Put differently	expressed another way
76.	Rather	to a greater extent
77.	Rather differently	in another manner
78.	Rather than	in preference to
79.	Replacement-wise	regarding substitution
80.	Secondarily	as a lesser option
81.	Shifting gears	changing focus or approach
82.	Shifting to	moving to another option
83.	Subsequently	after that, then
84.	Substituting	replacing with another
85.	Swap in	insert as replacement
86.	Switching gears	changing direction
87.	Switching to	changing to another option
88.	Taking another path	choosing a different way
89.	That said	despite what was stated
90.	Then again	considering the opposite
91.	To compensate	to make up for
92.	To counterbalance	to offset an effect
93.	To exchange	to trade one for another
94.	To make up for	to compensate for
95.	To offset	to counteract
96.	To replace	to take the place of
97.	To substitute	to use in place of
98.	To the contrary	in opposition to that
99.	Trading for	exchanging for another
100.	Turning to	directing attention to