We found 30 dictionaries that define the word instead:

General (27 matching dictionaries)

1. instead: Merriam-Webster.com
2. instead: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
3. instead: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
4. instead: Collins English Dictionary
5. instead: Vocabulary.com
6. INstead, Instead, instead: Wordnik
7. instead: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
8. instead: Wiktionary
9. instead: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
10. instead: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
11. instead: Infoplease Dictionary
12. Instead, instead: Dictionary.com
13. instead: Online Etymology Dictionary
14. instead: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
15. Instead (album), Instead: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
16. Instead: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
17. instead: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
18. instead: Rhymezone
19. instead: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
20. instead: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
21. instead: Free Dictionary
22. instead: Mnemonic Dictionary
23. instead: LookWAYup Translating Dictionary/Thesaurus
24. instead: Dictionary/thesaurus
25. instead: Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)

26. instead: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)

27. INSTEAD: Acronym Finder

Slang (1 matching dictionary)

28. instead: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See insteading as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary ( ) ▸ adverb:  In the place of something (usually mentioned earlier); as a substitute or alternative. Similar: rather, alternatively, as an alternative, or else, then, while, opt, i.e., using, thus, more... Opposite: instead, of, rather, than, excluding, barring, omitting Types: rather, preferably, alternatively, in lieu of, more... Phrases: instead of, What If... Doctor Strange Lost His Heart Instead of His Hands?, I'll Cry Instead, Sing to Me Instead, plant used instead of coffee, more... ▸ Word origin ▸ Words similar to instead ▸ Usage examples for instead ▸ Idioms related to instead ▸ Wikipedia articles (New!) ▸ Words that often appear near instead ▸ Rhymes of instead ▸ Invented words related to instead