Overall and Rather

Overall

Overall adverb - For the most part.
Usage example: overall, this is a good speech, but it could use a little humor

Rather and overall are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rather" instead an adverb "Overall".

Rather

Rather adverb - By choice or preference.

Overall and rather are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Overall" instead an adverb "Rather".

Both words in one sentence

  • It does contain a rather large amount of...erm...rather vivid imagery, but the overall writing quality more than makes up for it.
  • Anime / Mobile Suit Gundam AGE Rather than focusing on the overall war, it instead is centered around the relationship between Zeheart and Asemu.
  • While they do share certain plot and premise similarities, the overall tone of the films are actually rather different.
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