rather, adv.
freq. cnt. 118
freq. cnt. 118
on the contrary
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 80 freq. cnt.: 59 freq. cnt.: 21
instead rather
sample sentences
"rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left""he didn't call
rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter"
"used English terms instead of Latin ones"
to some (great or small) extent
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 73 freq. cnt.: 53 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 3
kind of kinda rather sort of
sample sentences
"it was rather cold""the party was rather nice"
"the knife is rather dull"
"I rather regret that I cannot attend"
"He's rather good at playing the cello"
"he is kind of shy"
more readily or willingly
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 4
preferably rather sooner
sample sentences
"clean it well, preferably with warm water""I'd rather be in Philadelphia"
"I'd sooner die than give up"
to a degree (not used with a negative)
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 57 freq. cnt.: 57
quite rather
sample sentences
"quite tasty""quite soon"
"quite ill"
"quite rich"