Synonyms for Rather
4 senses across 1 part of speech, powered by WordNet 3.0.
Words related to "Rather" (adverb) include instead.
Adverb
on the contrary; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter"
"rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left" "he didn't call "used English terms instead of Latin ones"
Synonyms
instead
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
kind ofkindasort of
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
preferablysooner
to a degree (not used with a negative)
"quite tasty" "quite soon" "quite ill" "quite rich"
Synonyms
quite
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