rather than

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rather than

conjunction

And not.
Used to indicate that the following alternative is less preferred. I'd like to go home early rather than risk(ing) the roads later.

preposition

Instead of; in preference to. I'd prefer a dog rather than a cat.

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conj and not

Español	y no
Tiếng Việt	chứ không phải

conj to indicate that the following alternative is less preferred

Español	antes que, en vez de, en lugar de
中文	毋寧 /毋宁 wúnìng
Français	plutôt que
Deutsch	statt
Italiano	anziché, invece che, piuttosto che
Tiếng Việt	hơn là, thay vì
العربية	بَدَلًا مِن badalan min

prep instead of, in preference to

Español	en vez de, en lugar de
中文	與其 /与其 yǔqí
Português	a
Français	au lieu de, à la place de, plus que, plutôt que
Deutsch	statt
Italiano	anziché
Tiếng Việt	hơn là, thay vì
العربية	أَكْثَر مِن ʔakṯar min, عَنّ ʕann

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@misc{rather_than_2026,
  title = {rather than},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rather%20than},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}