instead

How many syllables in instead?

  168372594 syllables

Divide instead into syllables:   in-stead
Stressed syllable in instead:   in-stead
How to pronounce instead:   in-sted
How to say instead:

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Synonyms for instead


2 syllables
  • rather
    3 syllables
    • in its place
      5 syllables
      • as a substitute
      6 syllables
      • as a replacement for
      • as an alternative
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      1 syllable
      • bed
      • bloodred
      • bred
      • dread
      • fed
      • Fred
      • head
      • lamed
      • led
      • pled
      • red
      • said
      • sheetfed
      • sled
      • spread
      • straightbred
      • thread
      • webfed
      • bled
      • bread
      • dead
      • ed
      • fled
      • ged
      • jed
      • lead
      • med
      • read
      • redd
      • shed
      • shred
      • sped
      • stead
      • Ted
      • tread
      • wed
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