Kinda
Part of speech: adverb
Definition: kind of
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A subspecies of baboon, Papio cynocephalus kindae, primarily found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, and possibly western Tanzania.
Example sentence: I trained for the drums for about two weeks, and then rocking out in front of an entire crowd was sort of like a dream come true. And now, Guitar Hero, I can't do that anymore. It's nothing like doing it on stage. I kinda wish I had a fake band, and we could go on tour.
Rather
Part of speech: adverb
Definition: More quickly; sooner, earlier.Used to specify a choice or preference; preferably.Used to introduce a contradiction; on the contrary.to introduce a qualification or clarification; more precisely. (Now usually preceded by or.)Somewhat, fairly.
Example sentence: Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.