Definitions

or

[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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Or perhaps backing the hosts is more your thing.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Or were they particularly fragile canaries in an epidemiological coal mine?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Or he proposed combating them not so much for the benefit of the people most hurt by them as for people who didn’t want to live near them any longer.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

“A Shepard tone can make you feel like you’re flying. Or sinking,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Or he thought I was protesting because I thought I had to.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

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