Perhaps and Rather

Perhaps

Perhaps adverb - It is possible.
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Synonyms for Perhaps

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

Rather

Rather adverb - By choice or preference.

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

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Sol Trigger Spell My Name with an "S": Perhaps what they really meant was Sheryl not Cyril, Gustav instead of Gustaf, Walter rather than Valter, Emma rather than Ema, and Clotho for Klotho.
  • Perhaps the strangest thing about Nucleon is that it is rather consistently depicted as a liquid, like Energon.
  • Primal Stance One orc describes him as "rather like a spider himself, or perhaps like a starved frog."
    Source: Primal Stance
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