Antonyms for should
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1. shouldverb

   Be obliged to; have an obligation to; ought to;

   Synonyms:
   ought

   Antonyms:
   shouldnt

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1. should

   One ought to do that which he is under moral obligation or in duty bound to do. Ought is the stronger word, holding most closely to the sense of moral obligation, or sometimes of imperative logical necessity; should may have the sense of moral obligation or may apply merely to propriety or expediency, as in the proverb, "The liar should have a good memory," i. e., he will need it. Ought is sometimes used of abstractions or inanimate things as indicating what the mind deems to be imperative or logically necessary in view of all the conditions; as, these goods ought to go into that space; these arguments ought to convince him; should in such connections would be correct, but less emphatic. Compare DUTY.

   Synonyms:
   ought

How to use should in a sentence?

1. Hugh Evans:

   What were trying to highlight is the obvious that we should be fighting for equity, it’s something that shouldn’t require any arithmetic. It is absolutely bleeding obvious.

2. Oscar Wilde:

   One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards.

3. Samuel Dominguez:

   This is a relatively uncommon syndrome. So I think that should be reassuring to people, this is likely a rare complication from a common virus.

4. Jeff Levine:

   The key point is that nothing should go without being checked.

5. Rob Portman:

   And I think they should do a huge prevention campaign.

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