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Another word for rather

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Adverb

  1. To some extent

    Idioms:
    See also:

    big

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Another word for rather

Interjection
Modifier

  1. To some degree

    See also:

    very

    slightly

    moderately

  2. By preference

    See also:

    preferably

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Sentence Examples

  • No, if one of us has to get snowed in up here, I'd rather it was me.

  • Thanks, but I'd rather go alone.

  • I ignored her question rather than lie.

  • Maybe he'd rather listen than talk.

  • It's a subject I'd rather not discuss.

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Words near rather in the Thesaurus