Difference between Much and Rather

MUCH vs RATHER: NOUN

To treat as something of especial value or worth.
A thing uncommon, wonderful, or noticeable; something considerable.
A great quantity; a great deal; also, an indefinite quantity.
A large quantity or amount.
Something great or remarkable.
A great, uncommon, or serious thing; something strange, wonderful, or considerable.
A large quantity; a great deal.
A great amount or extent

To a very great degree or extent
Frequently or in great quantities
Just about; almost.
To a great degree or extent
Very
Frequently; often.
To a great degree or extent; greatly; abundantly; far; nearly.
Often; frequently.
To a great extent.
(degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical purposes but not completely

Prefer to; prefers to.
The more so; especially; for better reason; for particular cause.
In some degree; somewhat
Of two alternatives conceived of, this by preference to, or as more likely than, the other; somewhat.
On the other hand; to the contrary of what was said or suggested; instead.
More readily or willingly; preferably.
Earlier; sooner; before.
Most certainly. Used as an emphatic affirmative reply.
To a certain extent; somewhat.
More exactly; more accurately.
More readily; preferably.
More readily or willingly
To a degree (not used with a negative)
On the contrary
To some (great or small) extent

[Colloq.]
High in position, rank, or social station; important.
Many in number.
Incredibly
Great in quantity or extent; abundant.
Great in size; big; large.
[The adverb much is very often prefixed to participial forms, etc., to make compound adjectives: as, much- abused, much -enduring, much -debated.]
Nearly: usually emphasizing the sense of indefiniteness.
In present use, much or very much corresponds, before a comparative or a superlative with the, to very before a positive: thus, very great, but much or very much greater, much or very much the greatest.
In this sense much was formerly often used ironically, implying denial.
In a great degree; to a great amount or extent; greatly; far.
To make much of; coax; stroke gently.
To make much; increase.
(idiom) (as much) Almost the same.

More quickly; quicker. See rath, adverb, 1.
Earlier; sooner.
More readily or willingly; with better liking; with preference or choice; in preference, as compared with something else.
In preference; preferably; with better reason; better.
More properly; more correctly speaking; more.
On the contrary; to the contrary of what has been just stated.
In a greater degree; much; considerably; also, in colloquial use, in some degree; somewhat: qualifying a verb.
In some degree or measure; somewhat; moderately: usually qualifying an adverb or an adjective: as, she is rather pretty.
Rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter"

Bit, Lot, Far, Little, A lot, A great deal, A good deal, Very much, Practically, Untold, Such, So much, Some, Overmuch, Often

Better, Actually, Perhaps, Preferable, Than, More, Simply, Merely, Sort of, Kind of, Kinda, Quite, Preferably, Sooner, Instead

Considerably, Just, Actually, Even, Bit, Lot, Far, Little, Practically, Untold, Such, So much, Some, Overmuch, Often

Conversely, Better, Actually, Perhaps, Preferable, Than, More, Simply, Merely, Sort of, Kinda, Quite, Preferably, Sooner, Instead

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Thank you so much for putting so much time into this post.
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If he steals much, they will impose much upon him.
How much sargassum is too much for a turtle?
It is much, much different than flying with night vision goggles and, at first, much more difficult.
There are much, much, much better writers than me.

Rather kill mistakenly than to miss an enemy.
Apple ID but rather my Social Security Number.
Peer Review Department rather than to the reviewer.
If so, it would have been rather new.
Deng as an internal, rather than external, problem.
Need your equipment calibrated sooner rather than later?
Rather than stand trial, she fled the country.
Rather, it is usually a friend or relative.
Also rather obvious from the name, we suppose.
Take an informal class vote to see how many students would rather be independent from Britain and how many would rather reconcile with Britain.