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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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The United Kingdom and other worried bystanders with few ways of influencing events, say it should.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Rep. Robert Garcia, the top-ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, agreed with the first lady that there should be a public hearing in Congress.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Power stocks should get a boost from Amazon’s CEO, who said AI spending would continue.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

"I was thinking right then, she's going to be bored and lonely, there should be something on YouTube for Luna," says Carano, a pilot who now lives in Bologna, Italy.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

“I really should be going. Could you point me back home?”

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman