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 |
| INSTEAD | 3 % | 7 |
| BEFORE | 3 % | 6 |
| ASOPPOSEDTO | 3 % | 11 |
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 INSTEAD
- In the place of
- Rather
- In place (of)
- Alternatively
- As an alternative
- As a substitute
- As an option
- As a substitute.
- By proxy.
- In place of.
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