Backward
Rather
Rather adverb - By choice or preference.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Fleetwood Mac's "Big Love" also turns the trope sideways — rather literally: instead of tracking sideways, the camera trundles steadily backward through several spliced scenes.
Source: Conveyor Belt Video -
It may partly stem from the fact that even the most traditional of Polish people would rather be associated with the liberal, developed West than with the backward, reactionary East.
Source: Useful Notes / Poland
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Rather and Backward. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/backward/rather
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