20 entries under rather topic. ×

11
instead(adverb, otherwise, sooner, conversely)
6
alternately(adverb, first, willingly, sooner)
6
preferably(adverb, preference, sooner)
4
as contrasted with
4
in place of
3
in lieu
3
in lieu of(expression, idiom, adverb, willingly)
3
in preference(expression, adverb, first, willingly)
2
as opposed to
2
by choice(expression, adverb, first, willingly)
2
first(adverb, willingly, sooner, preferably)
2
in preference to
2
instead of
2
sooner(adverb, first, willingly, preferably)
1
before
1
by preference(expression, adverb, first, willingly)
1
faute de mieux
1
more willingly than
1
sooner than
0
willingly(adverb, sooner, preferably)
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