rather
adverb (MORE EXACTLY) /ˈrɑː.ðər/
/ˈræð.ɚ/ Definition
B2 more accurately; more exactly: She'll go to London on Thursday, or rather, she will if she has to. He's my sister's friend really, rather than mine.Also, extra, and in addition › used to express an opposite opinion: The ending of the war is not a cause for celebration, but rather for regret that it ever happened. No, I'm not tired. Rather the opposite in fact.Also, extra, and in addition
(Definition of rather adverb (MORE EXACTLY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- added adjective
- additional adjective
- again adverb (IN ADDITION)
- along adverb (WITH YOU)
- also adverb
- case noun (SITUATION)
- excess adjective
- extra- prefix
- for good measure idiom
- for luck idiom
- furthermore adverb
- second adverb
- the icing on the cake idiom
- thirdly adverb
- to boot idiom
- to cap it all idiom
- to say nothing of ... idiom
- too adverb (ALSO)
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