Verbal | Re: rather vs instead

Hi Aashish,

Here are my two cents on Rather vs. Instead


Rather & Instead both are adverbs


Rather - is used to express a degree of something

e.g. The food is rather hot

The world seems to be rather crazy

Rather is used similar to "quite" & both are interchangeable. Rather is more formal.



Instead - is used to express in place of something or someone

Instead is used at the beginning or end of a clause.

e.g. Instead, they ran the marathon.

I ate the pizza instead.

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