The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word ERE , but the solution may also be INLIEUOF which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in Universal uClick).
Rather than crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| ERE | 78 % | 3 | 
| INSTEADOF | 10 % | 9 | 
| INLIEUOF | 5 % | 8 | 
| BEFORE | 3 % | 6 | 
| ASOPPOSEDTO | 3 % | 11 | 
| INSTEAD | 3 % | 7 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Rather than
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- would rather
 - instead of
 - instead
 - prefer
 - alternatively
 - preferable
 - preferring
 - better off
 - how about
 - opposed to
 - preferably
 - anything but
 
Crossword Answer definitions
ERE adverb- At an earlier time.
 
- Before; sooner than.
 
- Before
 
- The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea.
 - The external part of the organ of hearing, the auricle.
 - A police informant.
 - The sense of hearing; the perception of sounds; skill or good taste in listening to music.
 - The privilege of being kindly heard; favour; attention.
 - That which resembles in shape or position the ear of an animal; a prominence or projection on an object, usually for support or attachment; a lug; a handle.
 - An acroterium.
 - A crossette.
 
- The fruiting body of a grain plant.
 
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 ERE
- Before, to a 7-Down
 - "... __ I saw Elba"
 - "Able was I __ ..."
 - Bard's before
 - Before, once
 - Before, to Browning
 - Before, to Burns
 - Before, to Keats
 - I-I linkup, in a palindrome
 - Long introduction?
 
More clues leading to the result INSTEADOF
More clues leading to the result INLIEUOF
More clues leading to the result BEFORE
- "Age ___ beauty"
 - Ere, now
 - In the presence of
 - Previously
 - Prior to
 - The out-of-shape photo
 - See 9-across
 - Photo in ads
 - Ugly photo label?
 - Comparison photo