Related Words for would rather

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rather than
/x/
Phrase
prefer
x/
Verb
preferable
/xxx
Adjective
would like
//
Phrase, Verb
anything but
/xx/
Phrase, Adverb
preference
/xx
Noun
instead of
/x/
Phrase
how about
/x/
Phrase, Adverb
preferentially
xx/xx
Adverb
disagree with
xx/x
Phrase, Verb
alternatively
x/xxx
Adverb
had better
//x
Phrase, Verb
disagree
xx/
Verb
personally
/xxx
Adverb
better
/x
Adjective
opt for
/x
Name
instead
x/
Adverb
preferment
x/x
Noun
pleasanter
/xx
Adjective
agree with
x//
Phrase, Verb
dislike
x/
Noun
leave off
//
Phrase, Verb
know better
//x
Phrase, Verb
wished
/
Verb
wanna
/x
Noun
favourite
x/
Noun
leave out
//
Phrase, Verb
any longer
/x/x
Phrase, Adverb
much less
//
Phrase
sure thing
//
Phrase, Noun
simpler
/xx
Adjective
avoided
x/x
Verb
appreciate
x/xx
Verb
wanted
/x
Verb
whichever
x/x
straight up
//
Phrase, Adverb, Adjective
recommend
xx/
Verb
otherwise
/xx
Adverb
safer
/x
Adjective
easier
/xx
Adjective
what about
/x/
Phrase, Adverb
leave alone
/x/
Phrase, Verb
ideally
x/x
Adverb
favorite
/xx
Noun
never mind
/x/
Phrase, Verb, Noun
honestly
/xx
Adverb
actually
/xxx
Adverb
care for
//
Phrase, Verb
very much
/x/
Phrase, Adverb
agreed
x/
Verb
let alone
/x/
Phrase, Verb
desired
x/x
Verb
not that
//
Phrase
pass on
//
Phrase, Verb
willingly
/xx
Adverb
wish for
/x
Phrase
absolutely
xx/x
Adverb
leave
/
Verb
unwilling
x/x
Adjective
cheaper
/x
Adjective
fair enough
/x/
Phrase
best bet
//
Phrase, Noun
interested
/xx
Adjective
acute
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
afraid
x/
Adjective
almost
/x
Adverb, Noun
alone
x/
Adverb, Adjective
and
x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
arid
/x
Adjective
asses
/x
Noun
association
xxx/x
Noun
awful
/x
Adjective, Adverb
bear
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
bee
/
Noun, Verb
before
x/
Adverb
believe
x/
Verb
bes
/
Noun
bit
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
but
/
Adverb, Noun, Verb
cam
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
cease
/
Verb, Noun
chap
/
Noun, Verb
club
/
Noun, Verb
comparatively
x/xxx
Adverb
comparison
x/xx
Noun
considerably
x/xxx
Adverb
conversely
/xx
Adverb
cooper
/x
Name, Verb
cops
/
Noun
cor
/
Noun
could
/
Verb, Noun
council
/x
Noun
dan
/
Noun
dare
/
Verb, Noun
despise
x/
Verb
did
/
Noun
distrust
x/
Noun, Verb
doth
/
Verb, Noun
doubtless
/x
Adverb, Adjective
dread
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
earlier
/xx
Adverb, Adjective
else
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
energetic
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
enough
x/
Adverb, Noun
even
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
expected
x/x
Adjective
experiment
x/xx
Noun, Verb
extremely
x/x
Adverb
fairly
/x
Adverb
formerly
/xx
Adverb
free
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
freely
/x
Adverb, Adjective
further
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
generally
/xxx
Adverb
gonna
/x
Verb
greater
/x
Adjective
greatly
/x
Adverb
hardly
/x
Adverb
heads
/
Noun
henceforth
//
Adverb
highly
/x
Adverb
however
x/x
Adverb
impatient
x/x
Adjective
indeed
x/
Adverb
itself
x/
just
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
keep
/
Verb, Noun
kind of
//
Phrase, Adverb
kinda
/x
Noun, Adverb
largely
/x
Adverb
lest
/
little
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
lived
/
Adjective
longer
/x
Noun
mainly
/x
Adverb
meanwhile
/x
Adverb, Noun
merely
/x
Adverb
miser
/x
Noun
moderately
/xxx
Adverb
more
/
Adverb, Noun, Verb
moreover
x/x
Adverb
mostly
/x
Adverb
must
/
Verb, Noun
never
/x
Adverb
normally
/xx
Adverb
not
/
Adverb, Noun
observation
xx/x
Noun
only
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
opposed
x/
Adjective
ought
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
over
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
particularly
x/xxx
Adverb
perhaps
x/
Adverb, Noun
place
/
Noun, Verb
plenty
/x
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
precisely
x/x
Adverb
pretty
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
previously
/xxx
Adverb
prior
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
probably
/xx
Adverb
properly
/xx
Adverb
quickly
/x
Adverb
quite
/
Adverb, Noun
really
/x
Adverb, Verb
reasonably
/xxx
Adverb
regarded
x/x
Adjective
relatively
/xxx
Adverb
remit
x/
Noun, Verb
right
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
shortly
/x
Adverb
should
/
Verb, Noun
significantly
x/xxx
Adverb
simply
/x
Adverb
slightly
/x
Adverb
somehow
/x
Adverb
somewhat
//
Adverb, Noun
sooner
/x
Adverb, Noun
sort of
//
Phrase, Adverb
substantially
x/xx
Adverb
sufficiently
x/xx
Adverb
tend
/
Verb
than
/
Adverb, Noun
too
/
Adverb
unable
x/x
Adjective, Verb
very
/x
Adverb, Adjective
when
/
Adverb, Noun
whereas
x/
Adverb, Noun
whilst
/
Adverb
whom
/
Adverb
will
/
Verb, Noun
wrong
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
yes
/
Name, Verb
yet
/
Adverb, Verb, Noun