lieu

Speech parts

1. lieu - Noun

2. Lieu - Proper noun

Meaning

Place; room; stead; -- used only in the phrase in lieu of, that is, instead of.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

place stead position substitute lieutenant point area home region site post location deputy dot situation
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Antonyms

success solution advantage remove disorder mistake
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Hypernyms

function role office part

Hyponyms

behalf

Related terms

lieu-dit

Phrases with the word

in lieu of stand in lieu of in lieu of something in lieu of this in-lieu-fee

Anagrams

euil liue

Examples

While a truncheon may be used in lieu of conversation, words will always retain their power. Alan Moore

Art, I suppose, is only for beginners, or else for those resolute dead-enders, who have made up their minds to be content with the ersatz of Suchness, with symbols rather than with what they signify, with the elegantly composed recipe in lieu of actual dinner. Aldous Huxley

Thank you. I'm standing here in lieu of my fellow nominees who are just as deserving, if not more so of this moment. Tom Hanks

The Walmart was like a starship that had landed in the soybean fields. ... They went inside. The young ones shuffled to a stop as their ironic sensibilities, which served them in lieu of souls, were jammed by a signal of overwhelming power. Neal Stephenson

Learning about factory farms and their horrendous treatment of animals is what made me become vegetarian in the first place. I also support the education of the public on adopting pets from animal shelters or saving homeless animals off the street in lieu of buying them from pet shops. Laura Mennell

can you go in my stead? Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Liestal Lietuva Lietz lieu jaune lieu-dit Lieuchieu