🔄 Synonyms of "Ought"
4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| needverb | (transitive) To have an absolute requirement for. |
| mustnoun | To do as a requirement; indicates that the sentence subject is required as an imperative or directive to execute the sentence predicate, with failure to do so resulting in a failure or negative consequence. |
| shouldnoun | Ought to; indicating opinion, advice, or instruction, about what is required or desirable. |
| had betterverb | (idiomatic, with bare infinitive, informal) Should; ought to; need to; must. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Ought"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| shouldnoun | Ought to; indicating opinion, advice, or instruction, about what is required or desirable. |
| mustnoun | To do as a requirement; indicates that the sentence subject is required as an imperative or directive to execute the sentence predicate, with failure to do so resulting in a failure or negative consequence. |
| needverb | (transitive) To have an absolute requirement for. |
| had betterverb | (idiomatic, with bare infinitive, informal) Should; ought to; need to; must. |
| wouldverb | Past tense of will; usually followed by a bare infinitive. |
| couldverb | conditional of can |
| willnoun | (auxiliary) Used to express the future tense, sometimes with an implication of volition or determination when used in the first person. Compare shall. |
| cannoun | (auxiliary verb, defective) To know how to. |
| shallverb | Used before a verb to indicate the simple future tense in the first person singular or plural. |
| antinomynoun | (by extension) Any contradiction or paradox. |
| mightnoun | (auxiliary) simple past of may |
| zeronoun | The numeric symbol that represents the cardinal number zero. |
| gottaverb | (colloquial) Synonym of have got to, have to [Expressing obligation; used with have.] |
| oughtaverb | — |
| required | Necessary; obligatory; mandatory. |
| obliged | Under an obligation to do something. |
| obligated | (Canada, US, Scotland) Having an obligation; obliged. |
| expected | Anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur. |
| supposed | (idiomatic) Only used in supposed to |
| boundverb | Ready to start or go (to); moving in the direction (of). |
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