Sell also: instead, kinda, preferably, quite, sooner
• Adv: on the contrary; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter"; examples: "rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left", "he didn't cal", "used English terms instead of Latin ones"
• Adv: to some (great or small) extent; examples: "it was rather cold", "the party was rather nice", "the knife is rather dull", "I rather regret that I cannot attend", "He's rather good at playing the cello", "he is kind of shy"
• Adv: more readily or willingly; examples: "clean it well, preferably with warm water", "I'd rather be in Philadelphia", "I'd sooner die than give up"
• Adv: to a degree (not used with a negative); examples: "quite tasty", "quite soon", "quite ill", "quite rich"
If you'd rather go to the football game than read a comic, that's fine. I'd rather do both.