9 entries under rather topic. ×

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alternatively(adverb, first, willingly, sooner)
2
in lieu(expression, adverb, instead, alternatively)
2
in place of(expression, idiom, adverb, instead)
2
in preference(expression, adverb, willingly, sooner)
2
on second thought(expression, idiom, adverb, instead)
2
preferably(adverb, sooner, alternatively)
1
alternative(adverb, instead, alternatively)
1
as a substitute(expression, idiom, adverb, instead)
1
instead(adverb, sooner, preferably, alternatively)
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APASmart Define. (2016). alternately thesaurus. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/alternately/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2016. "alternately thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/alternately/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2016, alternately thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/alternately/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "alternately thesaurus" 31 March 2016. Web. 20 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/alternately/thesaurus/synonyms>