Almost and Rather

Almost

Almost adverb - Very close to but not completely.

Rather and almost are semantically related in amount topic. In some cases you can use "Rather" instead an adverb "Almost", when it comes to topics like nearly.

Rather

Rather adverb - By choice or preference.

Almost and rather are semantically related in nearly topic. Sometimes you can use "Almost" instead an adverb "Rather".

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / God of War Series Though given where the half-circle-up is, it does rather suggest Kratos takes an unholy amount of time getting out of the practically nothing he's usually almost wearing.
  • For an extra touch, they nearly always wear their Paper Thin Disguises at the time, meaning Ash's team almost always mistake them for talented newcomers rather than their bungling arch enemies.
  • Cursed with Awesome Actually a fairly common problem for Veela in Harry Potter fanfics; given an innate and nearly irresistible allure, veela find it almost impossible to find a partner that wants them for who they are rather than what they are.
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