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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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Jobs at higher risk should be candidates for “early warning systems” and transition assistance.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

The speculation is scintillating but we all know any deal, should it come to pass, won’t be good for travelers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Young people under 16 should be accompanied by a parent or guardian who is able to provide consent.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

As Paul Waldman wrote Thursday in The Cross Section, in a halfway decent political system Simmons should be “settling into a comfortable retirement.”

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

But Nollie played as hard as anyone and wasn’t much older than I and it didn’t seem fair that she should always do everything right.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom