We are gifted with many blessings. We should not blame our luck; instead we should be thankful. Here ,the word, "instead" is a/an:

- The right answer is conjunction.

-The word, instead is basically an adverb, but here functioning as an conjunction.

- It means: In place of, or as an alternative to

- In bengali, বিকল্প হিসেবে; স্থলে; বদলে

Conjunctions are linking words like and, or, but, then and because:

Example Sentence:
-They knocked down all the houses and they built a car park.
- Are there four or five people living in that house?
- My shoes look great but are not very comfortable.