N2 — outside your level filter
というより
というよりto iu yoriN2neutral
Same meaning13
more than; the most
- だけましだat least X — a bad situation beats the worse alternativeattaches at
- ほどto the point of ...; to such an extent that ...attaches at
- ほど〜ないnot as … asattaches at
- いちばんthe most; number oneattaches at
- 以上にmore than; even more than — passes the level it's measured againstattaches at
- くらいabout; to the extent thatattaches at
- くらいならrather than ... — the speaker settles for anything over the option namedattaches at
- に限るnothing beats X; the best thing to do is Xattaches at
- に越したことはないnothing is better than X; the more/better X, the betterattaches at
- に比べてcompared to N; in comparison with Nattaches at
- のほうがis more …; the … one of the twoattaches at
- 割にconsidering ...; more/less than expected given ...attaches at
- よりthan; compared toattaches at
All examples5
rather than saying X, Y is the truer word — swaps the label
あれは冗談というより、ただの嫌味だったよね。
are wa joudan to iu yori, tada no iyami datta yo ne.
That was just a dig rather than the joke, wasn't it. casual
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
How it's formed2
All forms1
っていうよりtteiuyoricolloquial
味わうっていうより
と→って is the standard casual quotative contraction, same shift as という→っていう — きれいっていうより、かわいいよね