Instead of, compensate for, but
This expression indicates that the action in the preceding clause can either be replaced by another action or that another action can compensate for the action in the preceding clause.
The particle 에 can be deleted, in which case the form becomes 대신.
This expression is used in the same form, -는 대신에 even when referring to something done in the past.
Indicates an action can be replaced or compensated by another.
There is a common pattern that make use of 는/(으)ㄴ/(으)ㄹ and 대신(에) to describe an action can be replaced or compensated by another action
Expresses the extent to which something is done, or a condition exists