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Antonyms for rather
ˈræð ər, ˈrɑ ðərrather
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term rather.
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ratheradverb
ratheradverb
To prefer; to prefer to.
ratheradverb
Used to specify a choice or preference; preferably.
ratheradverb
Used to introduce a contradiction; on the contrary.
ratheradverb
Introducing a qualification or clarification; more precisely. (Now usually preceded by or.)
ratheradverb
Somewhat, fairly.
Synonyms:
quite, fairly, liever, somewhat, as lief, lieferAntonyms:
utterly
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
rather
Synonyms:
sooner than, in preference to
Princeton's WordNet
rather, insteadadverb
on the contrary
"rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left"; "he didn't call; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter"; "used English terms instead of Latin ones"
Synonyms:
sooner, kinda, alternatively, instead, quite, or else, sort of, preferably, kind ofrather, kind of, kinda, sort ofadverb
to some (great or small) extent
"it was rather cold"; "the party was rather nice"; "the knife is rather dull"; "I rather regret that I cannot attend"; "He's rather good at playing the cello"; "he is kind of shy"
Synonyms:
sooner, kinda, instead, quite, sort of, preferably, kind ofpreferably, sooner, ratheradverb
more readily or willingly
"clean it well, preferably with warm water"; "I'd rather be in Philadelphia"; "I'd sooner die than give up"
Synonyms:
sooner, kinda, instead, quite, earlier, sort of, preferably, kind ofquite, ratheradverb
to a degree (not used with a negative)
"quite tasty"; "quite soon"; "quite ill"; "quite rich"
Synonyms:
sooner, kinda, instead, quite, quite an, sort of, preferably, kind of, quite a
How to use rather in a sentence?
This is absolutely a step in the right direction, we’d much rather see Yahoo either spinoff or potentially sell the core and have a tax liability on a smaller piece than have it on the larger Alibaba piece.
It's hard to talk about these experiences for men. Most of them rather pretend it never happened, but for their mental health, they need all the help and support they can get.
Too many people are stuck on sickness benefits because of issues that could be addressed but instead are not, some have drug or alcohol problems, but refuse treatment. In other cases, people have problems with their weight that could be addressed, but instead a life on benefits rather than work becomes the choice.
We envision this project as a celebration of Native American culture rather than portraying all the misery, there's a richness of cultural differences among the tribes. We tend to generalize and think of them as just a few tribes, but there's so much more.
Perhaps the bigger point here is that central banking is increasingly being driven by the personalities rather than the institutions.
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