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Synonyms for rather in English

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rather:
- rather; quite; reasonably; considerably; pretty; fairly; very; highly; kinda; sort of; kind of; instead; preferably; sooner
- rather; much rather

English

Detailed Synonyms for rather in English

rather:

rather adv

rather
rather
- rather adv
rather
quite; reasonably; considerably; rather; pretty; fairly
- quite adv
- reasonably adv
- considerably adv
- rather adv
- pretty adj
- fairly adv
rather
very; rather; highly
- very adj
- rather adv
- highly adv
rather

– to some (great or small) extent ¹
rather; kinda; sort of; kind of
– to some (great or small) extent ¹
- rather adv
  - it was rather cold¹
  - the party was rather nice¹
  - the knife is rather dull¹
  - I rather regret that I cannot attend¹
  - He's rather good at playing the cello¹
- kinda adv
- sort of adv
- kind of adv
  - he is kind of shy¹
rather

– to a degree (not used with a negative) ¹
quite; rather
– to a degree (not used with a negative) ¹
- quite adv
  - quite tasty¹
  - quite soon¹
  - quite ill¹
  - quite rich¹
- rather adv
rather

– on the contrary ¹
rather; instead
– on the contrary ¹
- rather adv
  - rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left¹
  - he didn't call; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter¹
- instead adv
  - he didn't call; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter¹
  - used English terms instead of Latin ones¹
rather

– more readily or willingly ¹
rather; preferably; sooner
– more readily or willingly ¹
- rather adv
  - I'd rather be in Philadelphia¹
- preferably adv
  - clean it well, preferably with warm water¹
- sooner adv
  - I'd sooner die than give up¹

rather

rather
rather; much rather
- rather
- much rather

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Related Definitions for "rather":

to some (great or small) extent¹
- it was rather cold¹
- the party was rather nice¹
- the knife is rather dull¹
- I rather regret that I cannot attend¹
- He's rather good at playing the cello¹
to a degree (not used with a negative)¹
on the contrary¹
- rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left¹
- he didn't call; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter¹
more readily or willingly¹
- I'd rather be in Philadelphia¹

Related Synonyms for rather

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