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).
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). 
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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, 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.
More similar words: or rather, rather than, father, gather, math, leather, baths, feather, death, at hand, bathos, at home, at heart, breath, apathy, athlete, athletic, anathema, gathering, pathetic, beneath, bathroom, a thought, sympathy, Catholic, grandfather, breathing, put to death, out of breath, rat.