in place of

preposition

instead of

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Meanings

preposition
  1. instead of

    In place of snappy banter, there is cod philosophy about destiny and choice, and in place of Lalo Schifrin's adrenaline-pumping classic theme, there are orchestral minor chords on the soundtrack.

    2025 May 14, Nicholas Barber, “'A miserable, apocalyptic tract': Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning could be 'the feel-bad film of the summer”, in BBC

    Synonyms: in lieu of

Synonyms & antonyms

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Translations

Arabic مَكَانَ, بَدَلًا مِنْ
  • مَكَانَ (makāna)in place of
  • بَدَلًا مِنْ (badalan min)in place of
Bulgarian вместо
  • вместо (vmesto)in place of
Catalan en lloc de, en comptes de
  • en lloc dein place of
  • en comptes dein place of
French à la place de, au lieu de
  • à la place dein place of
  • au lieu dein place of
German anstatt, anstelle von
  • anstattin place of
  • anstelle vonin place of
Hungarian helyett
  • helyettin place of
Italian al posto di
  • al posto diin place of
Polish zamiast, w miejsce
  • zamiastin place of
  • w miejscein place of
  • na miejscein place of
Romanian în loc de
  • în loc dein place of
Russian вме́сто
  • вме́сто (vmésto)in place of
Spanish en lugar de
  • en lugar dein place of
Vietnamese thay vì, thay cho
  • thay vìin place of
  • thay choin place of
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APA

in place of. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20place%20of

MLA

“in place of.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20place%20of. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in place of,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20place%20of.

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