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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61. Wearing a hat is regarded as rather old-fashioned nowadays.
62. He was rather bemused by children.
63. Her judgements are based on hearsay rather than evidence.
64. She looks rather masculine in that suit.
65. Their rather heavy faces brightened visibly.
66. People lack the willpower, rather than strength.
67. She has a rather masculine voice.
68. His interpretation of the music was rather too literal.
69. He needed a sounding board rather than thinking alone.
70. She lived in a rather unfashionable part of London.
71. He gave a rather woolly argument.
72. I found his tone rather patronizing.
73. His rather superior manner jars on me.
74. The article uses rather specialized musical terminology.
75. He looked hot and rather flushed.
76. It's rather cold today, isn't it?
77. They were unsteady on their feet and rather uncoordinated.
78. I would describe her as handsome rather than beautiful.
79. They opted for rescheduling rather than outright cancellation.
80. She feels rather hard done by.
81. She makes a rather precarious living as a novelist.
82. She fell and hurt her leg rather badly.
83. The office was large and functional rather than welcoming.
84. The story ends off rather suddenly.
85. He had a long(sentencedict.com/rather.html), rather horsy face.
86. I'd rather die than stay away from you.
87. He's had to go into hospital rather suddenly.
88. There's no one I'd rather be than me.
89. He was rather inhibited about discussing politics.
90. She looked rather strained and miserable.
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.