Definitions

should

[shood] / ʃʊd /

VERB

have

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allow become consider enjoy experience feel know leave need permit see suffer undergo

STRONG

entertain let must sustain tolerate

WEAK

be compelled to be forced to be one's duty to be up to fall on meet with ought put up with rest with think about

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny disallow forget hold ignore keep neglect refuse reject

STRONG

halt stop

WEAK

exclude want

VERB

may

Synonyms

STRONG

will

WEAK

be going to shall

Example Sentences

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Should I take a $2,900 monthly pension — or $2,200 with 3% annual hikes?

From MarketWatch • Jun. 16, 2026

Should it have been a red card or not?

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Should Bonta or others sue, they would have to convince a judge that the nation’s top antitrust regulators failed to make a proper finding despite their lengthy review.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Should one person go grocery shopping for the whole weekend and we just pay them back?

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Should I ask Gregory to give this one to someone else after all?

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones

should

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