Antonyms for rather
ˈræð ər, ˈrɑ ðərrather

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1. ratheradverb

   Synonyms:
   liefer, liever, fairly, somewhat, as lief, quite

2. ratheradverb

   To prefer; to prefer to.

   Synonyms:
   liefer, fairly, somewhat, quite, liever, as lief

3. ratheradverb

   Used to specify a choice or preference; preferably.

   Synonyms:
   liever, liefer, somewhat, quite, as lief, fairly

4. ratheradverb

   Used to introduce a contradiction; on the contrary.

   Synonyms:
   as lief, quite, somewhat, fairly, liefer, liever

5. ratheradverb

   Introducing a qualification or clarification; more precisely. (Now usually preceded by or.)

   Synonyms:
   liever, fairly, as lief, somewhat, quite, liefer

6. ratheradverb

   Somewhat, fairly.

   Synonyms:
   quite, fairly, liever, somewhat, as lief, liefer

   Antonyms:
   utterly

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1. rather

   Synonyms:
   sooner than, in preference to

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1. 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 of

2. rather, 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 of

3. preferably, 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 of

4. quite, 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?

1. John D. Rockefeller:

   If you want to succeed,you should strike out on new paths rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.

2. Philip Dunne:

   Trade often seems to go largely in one direction, put simply, we buy rather more from you than you buy from us.

3. Graeme McDowell:

   The golf course is firm and fast and really tricky and better for guys like me and Jim Furyk, rather than the usual Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroys that play well around Firestone, it really requires a lot of grinding.

4. Jeremy Martin:

   The report from Tennessee suggests we should expand production of advanced biofuels at the expense of current biofuels, while keeping the share of gasoline fixed at 10 percent, i think we need to keep cutting oil use, but certainly agree we should focus on advanced and cellulosic biofuels rather than further expanding corn ethanol.

5. Mother Teresa:

   I am not sure exactly what heaven will be like, but I don't know that when we die and it comes time for God to judge us, he will NOT ask, How many good things have you done in your life, rather he will ask, How much LOVE did you put into what you did

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