The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word FOR , but the solution may also be INLIEU which is one of the most recent solution (2017 in LA Times).
Instead of crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FOR | 45 % | 3 |
| THAN | 27 % | 4 |
| VICE | 9 % | 4 |
| INLIEU | 9 % | 6 |
| RATHERTHAN | 5 % | 10 |
| LIEU | 5 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Instead of
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- rather than
- alternative
- substitute
- opposed to
- alternatives
- alternatively
- statt
- leave out
- replace
- substituting
- actually
- better off
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result FOR
- Benefitting
- In favor of
- Supportive of
- In payment of
- Pro
- Supporting
- The Beatles' "___ No One"
- "___ every Bird a Nest" (Emily Dickinson)
- Behind
- In favor
More clues leading to the result THAN
- Comparison word
- Part of a comparison
- Holier ___ thou
- The Smiths' "Louder ___ Bombs"
- Easier said __ done
- Better ___ ever
- Comparative word
- Compared to
- Term in comparisons
- Holier-thou link
More clues leading to the result VICE
- Kind of squad
- Moral defect
- Notably snarky magazine/media empire
- Failing
- Squad leader?
- Guilty pleasure
- Police-force division
- One kind of squad
- Smoking or sweets, e.g.
- Moral failing
More clues leading to the result INLIEU
- Replacing, with "of"
- Taking the place (of)
- ___ of (rather than)
- __ of (replacing)
- __ of (rather than)
- Instead (of)
- Instead: 2 wds.
- Rather than, with "of"
- Substituting for, with "of"
- Instead