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25 entries under rather topic. ×

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in place of(noun, verb, adverb, phrasal verb, preposition)
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alternatively
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as opposed to(adverb, preposition)
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before(adverb, conjunction, ere)
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in preference to(adverb, preposition)
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as contrasted with
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in lieu of(verb, adverb, phrasal verb)
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more willingly than(adverb, conjunction, ere)
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preferably
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sooner than(adverb, conjunction, ere)
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in lieu(expression, idiom, adverb)
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instead(adverb, conjunction, or)
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or(conjunction, instead)
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by choice
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faute de mieux
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first
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sooner
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contrary to(expression, conjunction, or, instead)
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in reverse(expression, conjunction, or, instead)
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on the contrary(expression, idiom, conjunction, or)
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