Synonym: instead, kind of, kinda, preferably, quite, sooner, sort of. Similar words: or rather, rather than, father, gather, math, leather, baths, feather. Meaning: ['ræðə(r) /'rɑː-] adv. 1. on the contrary 2. to some (great or small) extent 3. more readily or willingly 4. to a degree (not used with a negative).
31. She would rather spend than save.
32. He's got rather plump since I last saw him.
33. John is rather given to exaggeration.
34. I'm terrified of flying I'd rather go by sea.
35. James was rather aggrieved at Cameron.
36. 'I'm feeling rather tired,' he said, his eyes glazing.
37. I personally would rather roast a chicken whole.
38. I'd rather not dwell on the past.
39. The boss was rather curt with him.
40. She asked some rather awkward questions.
41. He was always rather inept at sport.
42. They would rather die than surrender .
43. This book is rather too easy for this boy.
44. She is rather blunt in speech.
45. Her elder sister's been acting rather funnily just recently.
46. He was rather offhand with me.
47. She has a headache and is rather indisposed.
48. All the shouting had left her rather hoarse.
49. Who's the rather large lady in the hat?
50. It was a rather difficult question.
51. His style of singing is rather unique.
52. He can be rather moody at times.
53. It is rather cool[sentencedict.com], not to say cold.
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54. It is rather cheap at this price.
55. I think he's a rather mixed up kid.
56. The article is rather technical in places.
57. His manner can be rather gruff.
58. Some of his views seem rather extreme.
59. He was beginning to get rather confused.
60. "It's rather embarrassing," he began, and paused.
31. The fireplace projects from the wall rather too far into the room, taking up a lot of space.
32. Really it's a workmanlike conference rather than a dramatic one.
33. McCartney was also keen to write in a classical idiom, rather than a pop one.
34. This house is rather big for us. We need something smaller.
35. "You said you'd stay till tomorrow." — "I know, Bel, but I think I would rather go back."
36. Some of the leaders of the coup took their lives rather than face dishonour.
37. He preferred to stay at home rather than go with us.
38. Rather over enthusiastically, he tried to do it all himself.
39. They decided to kill themselves rather than suffer a worse fate at the hands of their enemy.
40. She seemed rather aloof when in fact she was just shy.
41. Sharp stones on the path made walking barefoot rather uncomfortable.
42. Classes are based on discussion rather than on the one-way transmission of knowledge.
43. I'd rather stay at home than go for a walk.
44. "Have you ever wondered why British Rail would rather tart up their stations than improve services?" he asked.
45. Single parents seem to be the norm rather than the exception nowadays.
46. They produced some rather unconvincing explanations for the system failure.
47. The informative asides about rural life make this wine guide rather special.
48. In this dictionary 'reality' is defined as 'the state of things as they are, rather than as they are imagined to be'.
49. Some of the member states wanted a tighter union rather than the loose confederation that developed.
50. It is easier to think in concrete terms rather than in the abstract.
51. His efforts involved thought experiments and analogies, rather than detailed experimentation.
52. They have already declared their intention to fight on rather than settle for half-measures.
53. That is a rather dismal melody.
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54. This humid heat makes you feel rather sluggish.
55. His manner seemed rather stiff and impersonal.
56. Our circumstances have been rather exceptional.
57. I think you're judging her rather harshly.
58. He preferred to die rather than surrender to the enemy.
59. I reckon that he is rather too old to marry again.
60. Generally, it will be rather hazy today, with some hill fog.
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