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[awr, er] / ɔr, ər /
CONJUNCTION
a suggestion of choice
Synonyms
WEAK
as a choice as a substitute as an alternative conversely either in other words in preference to in turn on the other hand or but or else or only preferentially
Antonyms
WEAK
neither nor without choice
CONJUNCTION
a suggestion of correction
Synonyms
WEAK
contrary to in reverse instead instead of on the contrary oppositely or not or not exactly or rather rather reversing it
Antonyms
WEAK
neither nor without choice
CONJUNCTION
a suggestion of approximation
Synonyms
WEAK
about approximately practically roughly
Antonyms
WEAK
neither nor without choice
CONJUNCTION
either
Synonyms
STRONG
alternative substitute uncertainty
WEAK
else ere instead oppositely otherwise rather
Antonyms
WEAK
neither nor without choice

Example Sentences

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There’s no hard and fast rule for how quickly, or not, airlines have to act if they are going to cancel a mistake fare.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

They would win the National League West by, what, 20 or 30 games?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Since the start of the war, some people using heating oil have seen their bills double, had their orders cancelled or been unable to get supplies at all.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

“You have to submit to the rules they set, like it or not,” said Jose Pinto, an activist and former member of a now-defunct armed force that opposed the ELN.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

I bite my lip at the insult, unsure whether—beyond me—her crack was supposed to be about culture, quantum, or the nearly forty tribal Nations within what’s currently called Oklahoma.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith