അർത്ഥം : In place of, or as an alternative to.
ഉദാഹരണം :
Felix became a herpetologist instead.
Alternatively we could buy a used car.
പര്യായപദങ്ങൾ : alternatively, or else
അർത്ഥം : On the contrary.
ഉദാഹരണം :
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.
പര്യായപദങ്ങൾ : rather