というより details
Examples
rather than saying X, Y is the more accurate description — corrects or refines a label, ranking the second term as truer
心配というより、単に興味があるだけだよ。
shinpai to iu yori, tan ni kyoumi ga aru dake da yo.
It's not so much worry as just plain curiosity. casual
彼は優しいというより、少し甘いと思う。
kare wa yasashii to iu yori, sukoshi amai to omou.
I'd say he's less kind than a bit too soft on people. neutral
今回の結果は失敗というより、貴重な経験だったと考えております。
konkai no kekka wa shippai to iu yori, kichou na keiken datta to kangaete orimasu.
I would say this outcome was less a failure than a valuable experience. formal
彼女の意見は提案というより命令に近い。
kanojo no iken wa teian to iu yori meirei ni chikai.
Her opinion is less a suggestion than something close to an order. neutral
Formation
plain clause + というよりattaches to plain clause{N}というよりattaches to noun
Related patterns
Similar
というより is built directly on より's comparison frame but shifts the target from two entities to two DESCRIPTIONS of one thing — より ranks A below B on a shared scale (高いより安いほうがいい), while というより corrects the label itself (プロというよりファン) without placing either term on a scale.
Both gloss as "rather than", but というより corrects how something should be DESCRIBED with no value judgment implied (プロというよりファン is neutral), while くらいなら pits two ACTIONS against each other and voices contempt for the first (謝るくらいなら死んだほうがまし) — pick というより to relabel something, くらいなら to reject a course of action.