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rather

Letters that make rather

a, e, h, r, t are letters that make 'rather'

Words within rather

ER, he, He, at, rat, RA, Ra, At, Er, Th are words within 'rather'

rather is a 6 letter word starting with r
rather is a 6 letter word ending with r

4 possible definitions for 'rather'

Rather as "on the contrary, rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter""

Under this definition, rather is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

instead has the same meaning as rather

Example of rather used within this context

"rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left", "he didn't call, "used English terms instead of Latin ones"

Rather as "more readily or willingly"

Under this definition, rather is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

preferably, sooner have the same meaning as 'rather'

Example of rather used within this context

"clean it well, preferably with warm water", "I'd rather be in Philadelphia", "I'd sooner die than give up"

Rather as "to a degree (not used with a negative)"

Under this definition, rather is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

quite has the same meaning as rather

Rather as "to some (great or small) extent"

Under this definition, rather is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

kind of, kinda, sort of have the same meaning as 'rather'

Example of rather used within this context

"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"