By choice
By choice adverb - With intention; in an intentional manner.
Rather and by choice are semantically related in by preference topic. In some cases you can use "Rather" instead an adverb phrase "By choice".
Rather
Rather adverb - By choice or preference.
By choice and rather are semantically related in preferably topic. You can use "By choice" instead an adverb "Rather", if it concerns topics such as by preference.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- first and by choice
- first and rather
- sooner and by choice
- sooner and rather
- readily and by choice
- readily and rather
- willingly and by choice
- willingly and rather
- alternatively and by choice
- alternatively and rather
- instead and by choice
- instead and rather
- preferably and by choice
- preferably and rather
Both terms in one sentence
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He was forced to roam the land as a commoner, so rather than by choice, this one was against his will.
Source: King Incognito -
You Keep Using That Word: The goblins are called "vegetarians" rather than herbivores, suggesting that they do not eat meat by choice, though it's never clear.
Source: Film / Troll 2 -
Good Old Fisticuffs: The Ideon is rather fond of hand-to-hand combat, either by choice or when the Ideon Gauge 'is low'.
Source: Anime / Space Runaway Ideon
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