RATHER Crossword Clue & Answer

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Definition of rather

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"; 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"

Anagrams of rather

ARTHER ERHART

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There are 269 solutions. The longest is IN FLAT OPPOSITION with 16 letters, and the shortest is DA with 2 letters.

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Clue	Answers

Derived from experiment and observation rather than theory	11
A MEMBER OF THE CRICKET TEAM THAT IS FIELDING RATHER THAN BATTING	11
ARTISTIC CONTENT DEPENDS ON INTERNAL FORM RATHER THAN PICTORIAL REPRESENTATION	11
A DOCILE AND VULNERABLE PERSON WHO WOULD RATHER FOLLOW THAN MAKE AN INDEPENDENT DECISION	11
A CHORD WHOSE NOTES ARE PLAYED IN RAPID SUCCESSION RATHER THAN SIMULTANEOUSLY	11
APPROPRIATE TO LITERATURE RATHER THAN EVERYDAY SPEECH OR WRITING	11
A LARGE SEAPLANE THAT FLOATS WITH ITS FUSELAGE IN THE WATER RATHER THAN ON PONTOONS	10
CONCERNED WITH THEORETICAL POSSIBILITIES RATHER THAN ACTUAL USE	10
A BANK CHARTERED BY A STATE RATHER THAN BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT	10
BY SPOKEN RATHER THAN WRITTEN MEANS	10
A FIREARM DESIGNED TO DISPERSE RIOTERS RATHER THAN TO INFLICT SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH	10
BASED PRIMARILY ON SURMISE RATHER THAN ADEQUATE EVIDENCE	10
A COMPETITION THAT TAKES PLACE ON A FIELD RATHER THAN ON A RUNNING TRACK	10
AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE THAT IS DISTILLED RATHER THAN FERMENTED	10
CONCERNED WITH ACTUAL USE RATHER THAN THEORETICAL POSSIBILITIES	10
rather than	7
Would rather	3
Rather like	3
Rather long time	3
a painting technique using separate dots of pure colour rather than blends	2

‘RATHER’ isn’t just a clue – it’s also a popular crossword answer! Check out these clues where ‘RATHER’ is the solution:

Clue	Answer

Quite; sooner (6)	rather
Former Brokaw rival (6)