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Definitions & Examples
alternatively, instead, or else
- in place of, or as an alternative to
"Felix became a herpetologist instead"; "alternatively we could buy a used car"
rather, instead
- on the contrary
"rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left"; "he didn't call; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter"; "used English terms instead of Latin ones"