Rather

//ˈɹɑː.ðə(ɹ)//

Synonyms for "rather" (211 found)

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Closest matches (43)

Adverb(2 words)
sooneractually

Strong matches (63)

Adverb(3 words)
insteadkind ofkinda

Related words (105)

lean towardlean towardslieverlike bettermais ouimoderatelymoremore or lessmost assuredlynaturallynaturellementnay ratherneverthelessnonethelessnotwithstandingof courseokokayon the contraryon the other hand
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oppositelyotherwiseouipassablyper contrapleasepositivelypreciselypreferprefer topresentablyprettypretty wellquitequite the contraryrather thanreallyrelativelyrespectablyrightright as rainright you arerightorogersatisfactorilyscarcelysee fitset beforeslightlyso soso-sosome amountsome extentsomethingsoonersooner 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

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Synonyms

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derived

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derived from

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etymologically related_to

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Translations

176 translations across 46 languages.

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Afrikaans

1 entries
  • liewer adv (preferably)

Ancient Greek

2 entries
  • θᾶσσον adv (preferably)
  • μᾶλλον adv (preferably)

Arabic

1 entries
  • بِالْأَحْرَى adv (preferably)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • даво́лі adv (somewhat, fairly)
  • до́сыць adv (somewhat, fairly)
  • хутчэ́й adv (preferably)
  • хутчэ́й adv (on the contrary)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • донякъде adv (somewhat, fairly)
  • доста adv (somewhat, fairly)
  • за предпочитане adv (preferably)
  • по-скоро adv (on the contrary)

Catalan

4 entries
  • bastant adv (somewhat, fairly)
  • força adv (somewhat, fairly)
  • més aviat adv (preferably)
  • més aviat adv (somewhat, fairly)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 反倒 adv (on the contrary)
  • 反而 adv (on the contrary)
  • 寧願 /宁愿 adv (preferably)
  • 比較 /比较 adv (preferably)

Czech

3 entries
  • raději adv (preferably)
  • spíš adv (preferably)
  • spíše adv (preferably)

Danish

4 entries
  • hellere adv (preferably)
  • noget adv (somewhat, fairly)
  • snarere adv (more precisely)
  • tværtimod adv (on the contrary)

Dutch

4 entries
  • best wel adv (somewhat, fairly)
  • daarentegen adv (on the contrary)
  • liever adv (preferably)
  • nogal adv (somewhat, fairly)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • sufiĉe adv (somewhat, fairly)

Estonian

2 entries
  • ennem adv (preferably)
  • pigem adv (preferably)

Faroese

2 entries
  • nokkso adv (somewhat, fairly)
  • rættiliga adv (somewhat, fairly)

Finnish

4 entries
  • aika adv (somewhat, fairly)
  • melko adv (somewhat, fairly)
  • mieluummin adv (preferably)
  • pikemminkin adv (on the contrary)

French

3 entries
  • au contraire adv (on the contrary)
  • plutôt adv (preferably)
  • plutôt adv (somewhat, fairly)

Georgian

1 entries
  • უფრო სწორად adv (more precisely)

German

4 entries
  • eher adv (preferably)
  • eher adv (more precisely)
  • eher adv (somewhat, fairly)
  • im Gegenteil adv (on the contrary)

Greek

1 entries
  • μάλλον adv (somewhat, fairly)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • azaz adv (more precisely)
  • azazhogy adv (more precisely)
  • ellenkezőleg adv (on the contrary)
  • elég adv (somewhat, fairly)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • fremur adv (preferably)

Italian

4 entries
  • abbastanza adv (somewhat, fairly)
  • piuttosto adv (preferably)
  • piuttosto adv (somewhat, fairly)
  • preferibilmente adv (preferably)

Japanese

4 entries
  • かなり adv (somewhat, fairly)
  • むしろ adv (preferably)
  • 一層 adv (preferably)
  • 寧ろ adv (preferably)

Korean

1 entries
  • 오히려 adv (on the contrary)

Latin

1 entries
  • potius adv (preferably)

Latvian

2 entries
  • diezgan adv (somewhat, fairly)
  • gluži adv (somewhat, fairly)

Malayalam

1 entries
  • മറിച്ച് adv (on the contrary)

Navajo

1 entries
  • tʼáá yédígo adv (somewhat, fairly)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries
  • fortrinnsvis adv (preferably)
  • ganske adv (somewhat, fairly)
  • heller adv (preferably)
  • heller adv (more precisely)

Norwegian Nynorsk

4 entries
  • fortrinnsvis adv (preferably)
  • ganske adv (somewhat, fairly)
  • heller adv (preferably)
  • nokså adv (somewhat, fairly)

Occitan

1 entries
  • puslèu adv (preferably)

Old English

1 entries
  • lēofre adv (preferably)

Polish

4 entries
  • dosyć adv (somewhat, fairly)
  • dość adv (somewhat, fairly)
  • raczej adv (preferably)
  • raczej adv (on the contrary)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • aliás adv (on the contrary)
  • antes adv (preferably)
  • ao contrário adv (on the contrary)
  • bastante adv (somewhat, fairly)

Romagnol

1 entries
  • abastânza adv (somewhat, fairly)

Romanian

1 entries
  • mai degrabă adv (preferably)

Russian

4 entries
  • верне́е adv (more precisely)
  • дово́льно adv (somewhat, fairly)
  • доста́точно adv (somewhat, fairly)
  • лу́чше adv (preferably)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • radije adv (preferably)
  • tačnije adv (more precisely)

Sicilian

3 entries
  • bastanti adv (somewhat, fairly)
  • scanciu adv (preferably)
  • scanciu adv (on the contrary)

Spanish

4 entries
  • al contrario adv (on the contrary)
  • algo adv (somewhat, fairly)
  • bastante adv (somewhat, fairly)
  • más bien adv (preferably)

Swedish

4 entries
  • ganska adv (somewhat, fairly)
  • hellre adv (preferably)
  • helst adv (preferably)
  • rätt adv (somewhat, fairly)

Thai

1 entries
  • ค่อนข้าง adv (somewhat, fairly)

Turkish

3 entries
  • bayağı adv (somewhat, fairly)
  • bilakis adv (on the contrary)
  • daha ziyade adv (preferably)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • до́сить adv (somewhat, fairly)
  • доста́тньо adv (somewhat, fairly)
  • кра́ще adv (preferably)
  • навпаки́ adv (on the contrary)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • khá adv (somewhat, fairly)

Welsh

2 entries
  • eithaf adv (somewhat, fairly)
  • yn hytrach adv (preferably)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • ליבערשט adv (preferably)

Sample sentences

40 total sentences available.

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That is rather unexpected.

Source: tatoeba (1603)

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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