Definitions

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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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Or would Wrexham fans be tempted to get behind Ryan Reynolds' Canada in return for his transformative impact on the north Wales club?

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Or, as Unkeless puts it, “The book kind of tells you what it is.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Or, to put it another way, it works out at just over $1 million per U.S. household.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

‘I swear, by my blood on this blade, and by each of my three souls that I will find the Mountain of the World Spirit. Or die trying.’

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

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