Kind of
Kind of adverb - To some degree or extent.
Usage example: those sheets are kind of new, so use something else to cover the floor while painting
Rather
Rather adverb - To some degree or extent.
Usage example: I say, don't you think that's rather expensive for a hamburger?
Kind of is a synonym for rather in pretty topic. You can use "Kind of" instead an adverb "Rather", if it concerns topics such as moderately, to some extent. informal substitute
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- That being said they resemble pretty much any kind of monster or strange creature imaginable rather than the more conventional Satan-like beings (The Heinous family being the exception).
Source: Our Demons Are Different -
However, that kind of thing was somewhat outdated and they looked rather out of place in the role.
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Truth in Television: Since these kind of motions are rather hypnotic in Real Life, this trope somewhat makes sense.
Source: Hypno Pendulum
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