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instead of(verb, adverb, phrasal verb, conjunction)
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in lieu(idiom, adverb, rather, alternatively)
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in place of(verb, adverb, phrasal verb, rather)
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in lieu of(verb, idiom, adverb, phrasal verb)
5
more willingly(idiom, adverb, sooner, preferably)
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as an alternative(idiom, adverb, rather, alternatively)
3
more readily(idiom, adverb, sooner, preferably)
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faute de mieux(idiom, adverb, rather, substitution)
2
on the contrary(idiom, conjunction, rather, or)
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by choice(adverb, rather, sooner, preferably)
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as a substitute(idiom, adverb, rather, alternatively)
1
in preference(adverb, rather, sooner, preferably)
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on second thought(idiom, adverb, rather, alternatively)
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or else(idiom, adverb)
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then again(idiom, adverb, otherwise)
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all the more
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by preference(adverb, sooner, preferably)
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by proxy
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compensate for(verb, phrasal verb)
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contrary to(conjunction, rather, or)
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