stattdessen

stattdessen

"Instead" or "instead of that."

Here, 'stattdessen' is used to indicate an alternative option or choice to what was previously mentioned.

Ich wollte Pizza bestellen, entschied mich stattdessen für einen Salat.

I wanted to order pizza; instead, I chose a salad.

'Stattdessen' demonstrates a substitution contrasting the earlier mentioned action with the alternative taken.

Er ging nicht ins Theater, sondern blieb stattdessen zu Hause.

He did not go to the theater; instead, he stayed at home.

In this sentence, 'stattdessen' emphasizes the replacement of one activity with another.

Anstatt spazieren zu gehen, entschloss sie sich, die Zeit stattdessen mit einem Buch zu verbringen.

Instead of going for a walk, she decided to spend the time with a book.