quite vs rather

quite and rather both are adverbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
quite	No	No	No	Yes
rather	No	No	No	Yes

As adverbs, quite and rather are synonyms defined as:

quite (adverb)	rather (adverb)
to the greatest extent; completely	to a degree (not used with a negative)
to a degree (not used with a negative)	more readily or willingly
of an unusually noticeable or exceptional or remarkable kind (not used with a negative)	on the contrary
actually or truly or to an extreme	to some (great or small) extent