rather

(r) on the contrary
- 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
instead,
(r) to some (great or small) extent
- 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
kinda, kind of, sort of,
(r) more readily or willingly
- clean it well, preferably with warm water
- I'd rather be in Philadelphia
- I'd sooner die than give up
preferably, sooner,
(r) to a degree (not used with a negative)
- quite tasty
- quite soon
- quite ill
- quite rich
quite,

instead kinda kind of sort of preferably sooner quite