That is rather unexpected.
Source: tatoeba (1603)
Rather
/ˈɹɑː.ðə(ɹ)/
Synonyms for "rather" (206 found)
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Closest matches (42)
Adverb(3 words)
a bita littlea reboursabsolutelyacceptablyadequatelyafter allagainagainst the grainalbeitall rightall the samealrightalrightyalternatelyalternativelyalthoughamenarsy varsyarsy-varsy
Strong matches (61)
contracontrarilycontrariouslycontrariwiseconverselydadecentlydegreeenougheveneven soexactlyextremelyfairishlyfairlyfairly wellfarfaute de mieuxfavorfine
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firstfor all thatgoodgood enoughhave a biashave preferencehave ratherhearhonor beforehowbeithoweverin a measurein a wayin any casein any eventin flat oppositionin its placein its steadin loco parentisin preferencein some measureinclineindeedindeedyinsteadinverselyit is thatjajust sojust the oppositejust the samekind oflean towardlean towardslike better
Related words (103)
mais ouimoderatelymoremore or lessmost assuredlynaturallynaturellementnay ratherneverthelessnonethelessnotwithstandingof courseokokayon the contraryoppositelyotherwiseouipassablyper contra
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pleasepositivelypreciselypreferprefer topreferablypresentablyprettypretty wellquitequite the contraryrather thanreallyrelativelyrespectablyrightright as rainright you arerightorogersatisfactorilyscarcelysee fitset beforeslightlyso soso-sosomethingsomewhatsoonersooner thansort ofstillsuresure thingsurelytend towardthat is sothink bestthink fitthink properthoughto a degreeto be sureto some extentto the contrarytolerablytopsy turvytopsy-turvytout au contrairetrulyunexceptionablyupside downveryvery wellvice versawellwell and goodwell enoughwhenwhy yesyeayeahyepyesyes indeedyes indeedyyes siryes sirreeyetyou are rightyou said ityou speak truly
Noun(1 words)
Adverb(9 words)
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More general
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9 entriesalternativelybut ratherchoice markerfairlyinsteadmoderatelypreference markerrather than clausesomewhat
Collocations
12 entriesadverb of degreeadverbial modifieralternative phrasingchoice markercontrastive adverbcontrastive conjunctiondegree modifierdiscourse markerin preference topreference markerrather thanwould rather
Derivations
1 entriesSample sentences
40 total sentences available.
Peter was an altruistic video game player; he would give items to people who needed them, rather than selling them for personal profit.
Source: tatoeba (1992)
More people get into trouble for things they say rather than for what they do.
Source: tatoeba (2359)
I'd rather be a bird than a fish.
Source: tatoeba (2474)
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