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or else

ADVERB
otherwise
Synonyms
STRONG
differently
WEAK
any other way at another time contrarily diversely elseways if not in different circumstances on the other hand or then under other conditions variously
CONJUNCTION
or
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 only preferentially
Antonyms
WEAK
neither nor without choice

Example Sentences

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I began to understand that I needed work to be much more challenging and varied or else time simply wouldn’t pass.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

By law, a US president must receive Congress' approval within 60 days of notifying lawmakers of military action, or else cease hostilities.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

Most members of his Cabinet were forced out under pressure — fired, in other words — or else they resigned in protest.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

The company needs “a compelling new iPhone offering this year,” he said, or else it “could see declining iPhone sales starting at some point in the fourth quarter.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Ranofer tried to scream but he could not, or else he screamed and could not hear it over the hideous reverberations of that other noise.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw