Rather
Rather adverb - By choice or preference.
Several
Several adjective - (used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many.
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Manfred von Richthofen (the The Red Baron) appears in several WW1 movies, amongst which Wings, Hell's Angels and The Blue Max, and has a rather large role in several movies named after him.
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Metaphorgotten: Happens several times in "The Ultimate Sandwich", since the sandwich is symbolic in a rather phallic sense.
Source: Music / Ninja Sex Party - Several people have said that they'd rather play the Shallow Parody of Mario Kart used in the commercial for blur rather then the actual game.
Source: Misaimed Fandom / Video Games
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Several and Rather. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/rather/several
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Several or Rather. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/rather/several.
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