Unless vs Instead - What's the difference?
unless | instead |
Except on a specified condition; if not.
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In the place of something (usually mentioned earlier); as a substitute or alternative.
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As a conjunction unless
is except on a specified condition; if not.As an adverb instead is
in the place of something (usually mentioned earlier); as a substitute or alternative.unless
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Alternative forms
* unlesse (obsolete)Conjunction
(English Conjunctions)- I’m leaving unless I get a pay rise (AmE: raise).
- Secondly, When a body is once in motion it will continue to move forever, unless something stops it. When a ball is struck on the surface of the earth, the friction of the earth and the resistance of the air soon stop its motion.
Antonyms
* (except on a condition) ifDerived terms
* precisely unless * unlesss * unless and until, until and unlessStatistics
*instead
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Alternative forms
* ensteadAdverb
(-)citation, passage=‘It's rather like a beautiful Inverness cloak one has inherited. Much too good to hide away, so one wears it instead of an overcoat and pretends it's an amusing new fashion.’}}
Our banks are out of control, passage=Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. […] But the scandals kept coming, […]. A broad section of the political class now recognises the need for change but remains unable to see the necessity of a fundamental overhaul. Instead it offers fixes and patches.}}
