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. Rob Bonta:

   It's unfortunate that some politicians would rather demonize trans youth than focus on solving real issues like tackling gun violence, beating back this pandemic, and rebuilding our economy.

2. Rand Paul:

   Masks are really for infected people to prevent them from spreading infection to people who are not infected rather than protecting uninfected people from acquiring infection. The typical mask you buy in the drug store is not really effective in keeping out virus, which is small enough to pass through the material, it might, however, provide some slight benefit in keep out gross droplets if someone coughs or sneezes on you. I do not recommend that you wear a mask, particularly since you are going to a vey (sic) low risk location.

3. The President:

   It's going to be really wait and see, my feeling, looking at what's going on with the infection rate, I think it's more likely measured in months rather than weeks.

4. Tetsuro Ueda:

   Rather than the driver, we want to focus on the riding experience for all passengers, including the driver. Because when it comes to the stage of autonomous driving, the driver's control is less and less, and the interaction with the surrounding passengers is increasing.

5. Paul Springmeyer:

   I do think that even just to get a couple of days here with neutral, rather than downward, movement is going to be a positive because it's going to settle some fears.

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