| rather(adverb, conjunction, sooner, preferably, alternatively) |
| alternatively(adverb, rather, otherwise, sooner, conversely) |
| preferably(adverb, rather, sooner, alternatively) |
| instead of(verb, expression, adverb, phrasal verb, conjunction) |
| in lieu(expression, idiom, adverb, rather, alternatively) |
| in place of(verb, expression, adverb, phrasal verb, rather) |
| in lieu of(verb, expression, idiom, adverb, phrasal verb) |
| more willingly(expression, idiom, adverb, sooner, preferably) |
| as an alternative(expression, idiom, adverb, rather, alternatively) |
| before(adverb, rather) |
| sooner(adverb, rather, preferably) |
| for |
| in preference to(adverb, rather) |
| more readily(expression, idiom, adverb, sooner, preferably) |
| or(conjunction, rather, either) |
| as contrasted with(adverb, rather) |
| as opposed to(adverb, rather) |
| faute de mieux(expression, idiom, adverb, rather, substitution) |
| first(adverb, rather, sooner, preferably) |
| however(adverb, also, despite, beside, nevertheless) |