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rather

Synonyms

Adverb

1. instead

2. kind of

3. kinda, sort of, preferably

4. sooner, quite

Usage
NYT: Iran will dilute rather than hand over uranium stockpile as part of deal with US - The Times of Israel
Race hustlers are trying to make Karmelo Anthony a victim, rather than the murderer he is - New York Post
Netanyahu would rather be surrounded by underqualified men than capable women | Opinion - Haaretz
‘Who in their right mind would rather buy crypto right now?’ Bitcoin prices plunge after market turmoil - Yahoo Finance
Canada to buy Swedish early warning planes rather than US model - Reuters
‘I’d rather read a book’: Tarantino criticises ‘flavourless sausage factory’ Hollywood - The Guardian
Watch: Lebanon-Israel ceasefire deal made in 'hope rather than expectation' - BBC
Do we absorb information better on paper, rather than screens? It depends on the screen - The Conversation
Canada chooses Swedish early warning planes rather than US model - Al Jazeera
A Texas Military Vet Dropped Out of Penn State Law School Rather Than Submit to Its Mandatory Anti-Racism Course - freebeacon.com
In Colombia, More than 8,000 Companies Paid Fines Rather than Hire SENA Apprentices - ColombiaOne.com
Video: "Would You Rather: Decide to Survive" - Official Trailer - Prime Video - The Futon Critic
Braves may need to make bold Grant Holmes decision sooner rather than later - House That Hank Built
The Clippers and Darius Garland could be at a crossroads sooner rather than later - Hoops Habit
Now Rural Communities Are Connecting, Rather Than Just Preserving, Wildlife Habitats - The Good Men Project
Teens sentenced to ‘accountability’ rather than facing charges after vandalizing Coweta pool - Broken Arrow Sentinel
Trump ‘acts as if he’s a social media influencer rather that the president’: Baker - MS NOW
'Pastry Queen' Rebecca Rather reflects on Texas roots, restaurant resilience and sweet gatherings - Herald-Zeitung
Iran’s fanatical regime would rather embrace death than peace - The Telegraph
Lizzo can see the comeback clearly - Los Angeles Times
XBOX CEO Says New Business Model is Needed “Rather Than Premium, High-Performance” Consoles - GamingBolt
"Aurora is an album that sounds as if it's relying on muscle memory rather than on real inspiration." Yes fail to gel as Yes can on cautious album Aurora - Louder
First out of the gate for Klowra's new Budding Bloom Mini Digital Series is the rather smart and vocally resonant Hane Envelope Filter & Auto-Wah - Guitar Pedal X
New AI System Detects Brain Tumors in Minutes Rather Than Weeks - Tomorrow's World Today
CBS Legend Eviscerates New ‘Trump-Approved’ ‘60 Minutes’ - The Daily Beast
Mostly sunny, hot and rather humid for Tuesday... Tori Alvarado's First Alert Weather Forecast 6/9/26 - WTOK
SK Telecom Adds to Anthropic Stake Rather Than Exit Ahead of a $965 Billion IPO - Tech Times
Quiet crisis of scholastic sports: Kids who quit rather than be cut (Guest Opinion by Jim Vermeulen) - Syracuse.com
The Personal Cooling Device That Blows Cold Air Rather Than Just Moving It - Yanko Design
Russia’s mass drone/missile attacks now aim at psychological, rather than physical, damage - Unmanned airspace
More Fortune 500 Companies Are Now Based In Texas Rather Than California - News Radio 1200 WOAI
The Talking Point: Which Stanley Cup Final team would Boudreau rather coach? - TSN
WA doctors were sent for mental health help. It hurt their careers - The Seattle Times
'I think the opportunity is in individual names rather than in general sectors': Taylor - BNN Bloomberg
Rockets must face painful Fred VanVleet decision sooner rather than later - Space City Scoop
Dan Rather calls time on 60 Minutes in searing Substack essay - AV Club
Half of SIMG GPs now go through expedited registration rather than college - Medical Republic
Ariana Madix vs. Maya Jama Who'd You Rather?! 'Love Island' Hosts - TMZ
Daniel Espino Should Be in the Big Leagues Sooner Rather Than Later - Sports Illustrated
Chinese humanoid robots dominate the market, but most are still performative rather than functional - Fortune
Sunsets on Mars glow blue rather than red, because the fine dust suspended in its thin air scatters sunlight so that the blue gathers into a halo around the setting sun while the rest of the sky stays yellow and orange, leaving the planet that looks rusty all day to - Space Daily
Transformation Fails When Leaders 'Sponsor' Rather Than Build - IndustryWeek
Apple would rather delay Siri AI than open iOS to rival assistants in the EU - Neowin
Braves Biweekly: Late May just good, rather than absurdly awesome - Battery Power
AI Diagnoses Brain Tumors in Minutes Rather Than Weeks - Bioengineer.org
2026/43 “Redirecting Crypto Exchanges to Fight — Rather than Facilitate — Crypto Scams in Southeast Asia” by David Lam - ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
Poll suggests most PC gamers are happy to wait for the GTA 6 PC port, rather than rush to buy a console - PC Guide
New Eagles offensive line coach Chris Kuper isn’t trying to replace Jeff Stoutland. He’d rather ‘be myself.’ - Inquirer.com
'By no means a peace-loving state, but rather a warmonger': Russian spokesperson on Canada - CTV News
COLUMN: WVU's Ben Lumsden says, 'There's no place I'd rather be' as team heads to CWS - Times West Virginian
Xbox CEO outlines strategy to prioritise cost-efficiency and exclusive titles over premium hardware - GamesIndustry.biz
Bytedance Denies Tiktok Car - Would Rather Manipulate Teen Minds Than Sell EVs - AutoSpies.com
Reuse Rather Than Build New - Letter - CapeNews.net
US, Philippines to reach deal on economic security zone 'sooner rather than later', US official says - Reuters
Aircraft owners lease out engines rather than whole planes as prices soar - Financial Times
CBS Legends Blast ‘60 Minutes’ Over MAGA Makeover - The Daily Beast
Federal, State Lawmakers Working to Shift June to ‘Family Month’ rather than ‘Pride Month’ - Elizabeth Delaney - Crosswalk.com
Trump, 79, Tells Farmers He’d Rather Be Home Watching TV - Yahoo News Canada
Interest-rate hike expectations are supporting the U.S. dollar rather than a safe-haven rationale, and gold's real test lies at the $4,000 level. - Moomoo
Right-wing Christians want to exclude people like me — I’d rather reach out - Salon.com
Company location, rather than growth, may lead to higher investment returns - The Pennsylvania State University
Akhannouch Pushes Fes-Meknes to Lead Morocco’s Health System Overhaul - Morocco World News
Seagrass found to ‘give birth’ to new genetic individuals rather than clone itself, offering hope for our underwater gardens - Frontiers
Goldman Sachs: U.S. stock gains are underpinned by earnings growth rather than valuation bubbles. - Moomoo
Dear Annie: Why can’t my friend celebrate my kid’s success, rather than make it a competition? - OregonLive.com
Rescue Dog Abandons His Nap for Dad’s Snuggles Like There’s Nowhere He’d Rather Be - DogTime
Column: Trump isn't interested in being honorable — he'd rather be feared - Los Angeles Times
PFAS detection in minutes rather than weeks: deep-tech start-up Grapheal secures €2.5 million in EU funding - chemeurope.com
‘We need direction rather than blind panic’: French MSPs on AI adoption and MIP model - CRN UK
Americans would rather live near a nuclear power plant than a data center—by a lot - Fortune
I’m a Food Editor, and I’d Rather Shop Almost Anywhere Besides Trader Joe’s—Here’s Why - Real Simple
Listen as Dan Rather reports on the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald by Jack Ruby on November 24, 1963 - Britannica
First ‘practical PhDs’ awarded in China — for products rather than papers - Nature
Summer is 'job-hunting season' rather than vacation for private school teachers - Bianet
My patient would rather take a peptide than a statin. That reveals an uncomfortable truth in medicine - statnews.com
Cubs BCB After Dark: Which starter would you rather . . .? - Bleed Cubbie Blue
Tree growth after a major hurricane reflects predisturbance vigor rather than canopy damage - PNAS
Small alkali cations direct CO electroreduction to hydrocarbons rather than oxygenates - Nature
Apple's Craig Federighi on Siri AI: 'We see Siri not as a separate chatbot, an unintegrated place you go and chitchat, but rather as an integral but conversational tool' - Tom's Guide
Functional Connectivity Is Dominated by Aperiodic, Rather Than Oscillatory, Coupling - Journal of Neuroscience
Ukraine's Foreign Ministry urged Poland to seek grounds for unity in the past, rather than discord - Українські Національні Новини (УНН)
Support people and their livelihoods rather than fossil-fuel industries - Nature
Homeowners would rather renovate then relocate - due to cost and emotional ties - Yahoo News UK
The Real-Life Diet of Chace Crawford, Who Would Rather Touch His Toes Than Have Massive Muscles - GQ
Seagrass found to ‘give birth’ to new genetic individuals rather than clone itself, offering hope for our underwater gardens - EurekAlert!
How the United States and China Limit, Rather than Resolve, Conflict in Iran and the Horn of Africa - Middle East Forum
‘I’d rather be in the lab’: Donor support helps provide CAS students research experience - Illinois State University News
Tell us: did you decide to wear a suit rather than a dress to your wedding like Dua Lipa? - The Guardian
Enhanced forest management rather than afforestation has dominated China’s carbon sink over recent decades - Nature
‘I Would Rather Be a Dwarf’: A Comic in Botswana Prizes His Difference - The New York Times
The High-Stakes and Rather Unusual Makerfield By-Election - The Constitution Society
AI may be an opportunity rather than a threat to Europe's banks - Yahoo Finance UK
Farm bill could emerge in ‘weeks rather than months’ - Capital Press
In tariff cases, verbs rather than major pronouncements about presidential power give the court the off-ramp it’s looking for - SCOTUSblog
Pallone: Republicans Would Rather Redefine Showerheads Than Lower the Price of Anything - Democrats, Energy and Commerce Committee | (.gov)
Mariners, DR Star Julio Rodriguez: I'd Rather Win WBC Than World Series - FOX Sports
Why should I choose the Peace Corps rather than another international volunteer opportunity? - Peace Corps (.gov)
“I’d rather be in prison”. Some Russian soldiers are begging to be jailed rather than fight in Ukraine, but the system won’t let them - Mediazona
"There's No Place I’d Rather End Than Here": Traivar Jackson’s Journey Home to NAU - Northern Arizona University Athletics
The future of Africa will be shaped by investment rather than aid - The Economist
Foreign Language Equivalents
Foreign Language Equivalents of 'rather'
Language Equivalent   Language Equivalent
French    Spanish
Misspellings - Typos
eather,   rrather,   ratherr,   ratjer,   rayher,   rahter,   rtaher,   arther,   rathe,   ather,   rsther,   rathrr,   rathr,   ratheer,   ratger,   ratther,   rathee,   raather,   rathwr,   tather,   rarher,   rathet,   rater,   rathor,   rathre,   rathher,   raher,   ratehr,   rther
Words Starting with Letter - 'A'
a a battery a billion
a bit a bit much a capella singing
a cappella singing a couple of a few
a fortiori a good deal a great deal
a horizon a hundred a hundred and one
a hundred thousand a hundred times a kempis
a la carte a la mode a level
a little a lot a million
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