| instead(adverb, rather, sooner, preferably) |
| as opposed to(adverb, rather) |
| alternatively(adverb, first, rather, willingly, sooner) |
| preferably(adverb, rather, sooner) |
| rather(adverb, sooner, instead, preferably) |
| in lieu(expression, idiom, adverb, rather) |
| in place of(verb, adverb, phrasal verb, rather) |
| as a matter of choice(expression, idiom, adverb, first, willingly) |
| as contrasted with(adverb, rather) |
| by choice(expression, adverb, first, rather, willingly) |
| first(adverb, rather, willingly, sooner, preferably) |
| in preference to(adverb, rather) |
| instead of(verb, adverb, phrasal verb, rather) |
| sooner(adverb, first, rather, willingly, preferably) |
| alternately(adverb, first, willingly, sooner, preferably) |
| before(adverb, rather) |
| by preference(expression, adverb, first, willingly, sooner) |
| faute de mieux(adverb, rather) |
| for |
| in preference(expression, adverb, first, willingly, sooner) |