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rather

Synonyms

Adverb

1. instead

2. kind of

3. kinda, sort of, preferably

4. sooner, quite

Usage
Boehringer Ingelheim’s Obesity Drug Helps Lose Fat Rather Than Muscle, Late-Stage Trial Shows - WSJ
British politicians are doing God. Voters would rather they didn’t. - politico.eu
Foam : Martin Parr : Very Modern and Rather Ugly - The Eye of Photography
Wayne Rooney Show: Arsenal and Manchester City title chat - BBC
Misguided 'doomers' celebrating assassins online need to learn how to debate, rather than encourage evil ghouls - New York Post
More Dutch say they’d rather have a King than risk getting a "type like Trump" - NL Times
Dan Rather among 200 journalists demanding Trump be called out at White House Correspondents' Dinner - Fox News
‘I Would Rather Be a Dwarf’: A Comic in Botswana Prizes His Difference - The New York Times
CEOs are betting AI will augment work rather than displace all workers - CNBC
‘I Would Rather My Child Be in School’ - New York Magazine
I Would Rather Pull Out My Front Teeth Than Hear About ‘Trimester Zero’ Ever Again, Thanks - scarymommy.com
Most millennial parents would rather earn $5,000 than get a good night’s sleep - Benefits and Pensions Monitor
Catley: “There’s nowhere else I’d rather be” | Interview | News - Arsenal.com
Portland Councilor April Fournier to run for Legislature rather than seek 3rd term - The Portland Press Herald
More WA drug users are smoking rather than injecting, UW study finds - KUOW
Would You Rather: Decide to Survive - Amazon MGM Studios Press Site
This award-winning burger joint keeps busy despite its unusual location - Fresno Bee
Philadelphia Malls Are Not Dying, But Rather Evolving Thanks to E-Commerce Era - PHILADELPHIA.Today
‘We’d Rather Go To Jail Than War’: Black Gen Z Rejects The Call To Fight In Iran - NewsOne
'There's nowhere else I'd rather be' – Catley signs new deal at Arsenal - FotMob
Let's Use AI to Build a Better World Rather Than Allow AI to Define Our Future - Time Magazine
High summer travel costs prompt warning to book flights sooner rather than later - cbs19.tv
Why One CMO Says Design Rather Than Volume Is the Problem in Rural Healthcare - HealthLeaders Media
Kraken Golf Q&A: ‘I’d rather make 50 pieces that matter than 5,000 that don’t’ - GolfWRX
A rather quiet weekend before chances of storms return - WGEM
Opinion | This policy is at the root of unaffordable health care - The Washington Post
Watch Markets Pricing In 'Sooner Rather Than Later' End to Iran War: Amova - Bloomberg.com
Hezbollah Urges Lebanese Government to Engage in Internal Dialogue Rather than Pursue Deal with Israel - VOI.id
Assembly should approach cost‑cutting with a scalpel rather than a chainsaw - Juneau Independent
These are Samsung's first smart glasses – and they look rather familiar - t3.com
AI is boosting output rather than cutting jobs: analyst - Investing.com
A rather sunny and warmer weekend ahead - WCAX
Clickbait headline admittedly rather intriguing - The Daily Mash
The AI evolution changing the audit profession - Thomson Reuters tax and accounting
LETTER: 'Rather be tucked away in a casket than in a long term care facility' - Rocky Mountain Outlook
Bitcoin’s price to $80K – Here’s why that will happen sooner, rather than later! - AMBCrypto
Canal+: Rather reassuring Q1, although it's still too early to assess MultiChoice's recovery - marketscreener.com
Rather than draft for need, the Commanders picked players they liked - The Washington Post
Opinion | Why Spain’s ‘fruit bowl’ diplomacy with China comes up rather empty - South China Morning Post
Would You Rather Pay a Buck a Gallon to Fight (a) Iran or (b) Climate Change? - Dakota Free Press
Penguins’ Crosby: ‘No place I’d rather be’ than battling in playoffs - Sportsnet
Would You Rather with Taito Kato - fiaformula3.com
Surpluses do not show overperformance, they rather hinder growth - eKathimerini.com
Wayne Rooney shares whether he’d rather be at Arsenal or Man City right now in the title race - Arsenal Insider
Office market on road to recovery thanks to tighter supply rather than booming demand - fox42kptm.com
What will happen with Giants’ Joe Schoen now that NFL Draft is over? - New York Daily News
Why Western Union Is Becoming a Stablecoin Issuer Rather Than a User - DailyCoin
9 vegan baby food recipes that make plant-based weaning feel achievable rather than overwhelming - Eluxe Magazine
Chicago museums would rather lose federal grants than ‘whitewash’ history - Crain's Chicago Business
Peter Molyneux has made a proper game again rather than a monetization experiment, and I really hope he finishes it - PC Gamer
Would You Rather with Nikola Tsolov - fiaformula2.com
Tax jobs to drop 10% in ‘rebalancing rather than downturn’ - Business & Accountancy Daily
Acquisitions driven by ‘data and culture’ rather than scale - Financial Planning Today
WNBA Player Angel Reese Would Rather ‘Catch a Fine’ Than Face the Media Under the New CBA - AOL.com
Review: ‘The Drama’ shoots to unsettle rather than dig deeper - The Dartmouth
The Guardian view on help to buy: entrenching housing inequalities, rather than helping | Editorial - The Guardian
5 Movies Turning 20 That We’d Rather Forget About: ‘The Pink Panther’ and More - Us Weekly
Michelle Obama agrees with Angel Reese’s decision to accept a fine to avoid reporters - Fox News
Why should I choose the Peace Corps rather than another international volunteer opportunity? - Peace Corps (.gov)
Opinion: I would rather regret not having children than regret having them - The Globe and Mail
Nigel Mansell: Dual Formula 1 team ownership is bad, rather make it 13 fully independent teams - grandprix247
Trial to zap weeds with electricity rather than using chemicals to begin - Yahoo News UK
Would you Rather with Mattia Colnaghi - fiaformula3.com
Premier League: Arsenal or Man City - who would you rather be right now? - BBC
Best of Asking Eric: I’d rather stay home than hang out with friends - Cleveland.com
Can Novak Djokovic win French Open? Ex-British No 1 drops verdict: ‘Roland Garros has gotten rather interesting...' - Firstpost
‘Civil service exam tests emotional fortitude rather than intellectual capability’ - The Hindu
Rather than a ‘chilling effect’, Bill S-228 provides protection from forced sterilization - Healthy Debate
Gemini Horoscope Today for April 28, 2026: Allow things to unfold organically rather than stressing over each detail | Astrology - Hindustan Times
Orlando Lawyer Jailed Rather Than Out Mystery Neighbors In HOA War - Hoodline
Foreign Investors Take Profit Rather Than Stay Invested In Nigeria -AAG - MarketForces Africa
Fashion as Self-Expression Rather Than Social Approval - Investment Guru India
Driver, 95, who killed dog walker had eye on disabled Tesco parking space rather than road - The Mirror
'Lebanon's resilience is celebrated, as if survival were admirable rather than imposed' - Le Monde.fr
Pensioner (79) who damaged hotel’s whiskey sign will ‘go to jail’ rather than pay fine - Sunday World
Most people don’t realize that Candida auris, a fungus contracted in hospitals, may not be best fought with a more lethal substance, but rather with a smarter strategy: blocking the mechanism by which it seizes iron before a stay in the intensive care unit turns in - OkDiario
‘Hokum’ review: Dir. Damian Mc Carthy (2026) - The Hollywood News
For the first time in a decade, I’m worried about OLED TVs - What Hi-Fi?
J&K assembly Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather welcomes Mehraj Malik's release from detention - Greater Kashmir
Fat Cats and the Pezullo report. So keen for secrecy, they’d rather admit failure - Michael West Media
Ten gifts for the Mum who’d rather be on the water - Boating New Zealand
Pinkbike Poll: Would You Rather Only Ride Skinnies, Or Only Ride Flow Trails? - Pinkbike
SNP must focus on fixing crumbling public services rather than constitution issues - Daily Record
I’d rather be single than settle for bare minimum – Diiadem - The Nation Newspaper
First ‘practical PhDs’ awarded in China — for products rather than papers - Nature
Why Renting Rather than Buying Cars Is Increasingly Popular with Londoners - London Post
Opinion | Press Secretary? I’d Rather Do Root Canals - WSJ
'Would you rather play next weekend or train?': Limerick hurlers quick turnaround challenge - Limerick Leader
The times they are a-changin' — but most Americans would rather they not - YouGov
Why I’d rather be a pet mum than have kids – Phyna - The Nation Newspaper
Small alkali cations direct CO electroreduction to hydrocarbons rather than oxygenates - Nature
Why Being Rather Than Nothingness? Part II - Crisis Magazine
Wayne Rooney would ‘rather be’ in Man City dressing room – but predicts Arsenal to win Premier League - Read Man City
Some Days I'd Rather Ski Greens with Friends than Fresh Powder - skimag.com
An eye-popping discovery: early vertebrates had four eyes rather than two - Nature
I’m a Food Editor, and I’d Rather Shop Almost Anywhere Besides Trader Joe’s—Here’s Why - Real Simple
Mailbag: Rather have the picks or players? - Dallas Cowboys | Official Site of the Dallas Cowboys
Enhanced forest management rather than afforestation has dominated China’s carbon sink over recent decades - Nature
‘I’d rather be white’ - dailyuw.com
AWS would rather blame its own engineers than its AI - theregister.com
Foreign Language Equivalents
Foreign Language Equivalents of 'rather'
Language Equivalent   Language Equivalent
French    Spanish
Misspellings - Typos
rarher,   ratherr,   rther,   rathor,   arther,   rsther,   ather,   ratheer,   rathe,   eather,   rathrr,   rathher,   raher,   rater,   ratjer,   tather,   ratther,   raather,   ratehr,   rathre,   rathet,   rtaher,   rathee,   ratger,   rahter,   rayher,   rathr,   rathwr,   rrather
Words Starting with Letter - 'A'
a a battery a billion
a bit a bit much a capella singing
a cappella singing a couple of a few
a fortiori a good deal a great deal
a horizon a hundred a hundred and one
a hundred thousand a hundred times a kempis
a la carte a la mode a level
a little a lot a million
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