Definitions

would rather

VERB

prefer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adopt choose go for pick promote put select suggest wish

STRONG

advance aggrandize cull desire elect elevate fancy finger incline mark place pose present proposition propound raise tag take tap upgrade

WEAK

be partial to be turned on to fix upon like better opt for optate propone put forward would sooner

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dislike hate refuse reject

STRONG

decrease depress disgrace drop ignore lessen lose lower stop withhold

WEAK

spurn

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would rather

For those who would rather not wait that long to read newer comics, Ultimate-tier members will be able to access new issues as early as a month after its print release.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Most Los Angeles City Council members would rather not be required to meet three days a week.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Often, those renters would rather upgrade to market-rate units with gyms and pools than wait around for the rent-regulated option.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Fitzgerald, the consultant, said that some parents have told her that they would rather get a flat tire than have to deal with the mental load of cooking dinner night after night.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Mom runs her palms up and down her baggy sweatpants—the mother I thought I knew would rather die than wear sweatpants.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

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