Ideally
Ideally adverb - Without any flaws or errors.
Rather and ideally are semantically related. in preferably topic. In some cases you can use "Rather" instead an adverb "Ideally".
Nearby Words: ideal, idealistic
Rather
Rather adverb - By choice or preference.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Although ideally, Splinter would rather have his sons fight with both honor AND reason.
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Dave Barry was rather disappointed to find out that the medical discovery of "exploding head syndrome" did not mean "the actual explosion of a person's head, ideally Barry Manilow's in concert."
Source: Stuff Blowing Up - Grand Admiral Thrawn uses his appreciation of alien art to get inside its creators' heads and come up with tactics to fight them more efficiently, ideally making them submit rather than be wiped out.
Source: Alien Arts Are Appreciated
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Rather or Ideally. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ideally/rather.
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