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rather

How many syllables in rather?

  598123467 syllables

Divide rather into syllables:   rath-er
Stressed syllable in rather:   rath-er
How to say rather:

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Synonyms for rather


1 syllable
  • quite
    2 syllables
    • fairly
    • prefer
    • slightly
    • somewhat
    • very
    • instead
    • pretty
    • something
    • sooner
    4 syllables
    • more exactly
    • more willingly
    • preferably
    • relatively
    5 syllables
    • comparatively
    • more accurately
    • to be more precise
    6 syllables
    • to a certain extent
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      What rhymes with rather

      2 syllables
      • bather
      • bother
      • Cather
      • gather
      • Mather
      • nother
      • pother
      • smother
      • suther
      • blather
      • brother
      • father
      • lather
      • mother
      • other
      • slather
      • souther
      • uther
      3 syllables
      • another
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