Hyphenation of instead

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word instead ? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

in-stead

Definitions of instead :

1.	In place of, or as an alternative to Felix became a herpetologist instead Alternatively we could buy a used car
2.	On the contrary Rather than disappoint the children
3.	He did two quick tricks before he left He didn't call Rather (or instead)
4.	He wrote her a letter Used English terms instead of Latin ones

Synonyms of instead :

adv	alternatively, as an alternative, or else
adv	rather

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.