All ought synonyms
ought
O o verb ought
- tolerate β to allow the existence, presence, practice, or act of without prohibition or hindrance; permit.
- fall on β to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- meet with β to come upon; come into the presence of; encounter: I would meet him on the street at unexpected moments.
- put up with β to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
- should β in conditional clause
noun ought
- burden β If you describe a problem or a responsibility as a burden, you mean that it causes someone a lot of difficulty, worry, or hard work.
- concern β Concern is worry about a situation.
- tax β a tax levied according to the value of the property, merchandise, etc., being taxed.
- care β If you care about something, you feel that it is important and are concerned about it.
- commitment β Commitment is a strong belief in an idea or system.
- committal β Committal is the process of officially sending someone to a prison or to hospital.
- custody β Custody is the legal right to keep and look after a child, especially the right given to a child's mother or father when they get divorced.
- duty β something that one is expected or required to do by moral or legal obligation.
- millstone β either of a pair of circular stones between which grain or another substance is ground, as in a mill.
- obligation β something by which a person is bound or obliged to do certain things, and which arises out of a sense of duty or results from custom, law, etc.
- office β Microsoft Office
- onus β a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- responsibility β the state or fact of being responsible, answerable, or accountable for something within one's power, control, or management.
- right β in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
- safekeeping β the act of keeping safe or the state of being kept safe; protection; care; custody.
- task β a definite piece of work assigned to, falling to, or expected of a person; duty.
- trust β reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.
- ward β (Aaron) Montgomery, 1843β1913, U.S. merchant and mail-order retailer.
- weight β the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs.
- deadweight β (of a shot) leaving the other balls in the ideal position
- engagement β A formal agreement to get married.
- guarantee β a promise or assurance, especially one in writing, that something is of specified quality, content, benefit, etc., or that it will perform satisfactorily for a given length of time: a money-back guarantee.
- pledge β a solemn promise or agreement to do or refrain from doing something: a pledge of aid; a pledge not to wage war.
- promise β a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc., by one: unkept political promises.
- charge β If you charge someone an amount of money, you ask them to pay that amount for something that you have sold to them or done for them.
- devoir β duty; obligation
- liability β liabilities. moneys owed; debts or pecuniary obligations (opposed to assets). Accounting. liabilities as detailed on a balance sheet, especially in relation to assets and capital.
- undertaking β the act of a person who undertakes any task or responsibility.
- vow β a solemn promise, pledge, or personal commitment: marriage vows; a vow of secrecy.
- word β Microsoft Word
- assignment β An assignment is a task or piece of work that you are given to do, especially as part of your job or studies.
- business β Business is work relating to the production, buying, and selling of goods or services.
- chore β A chore is a task that you must do but that you find unpleasant or boring.
- commission β If you commission something or commission someone to do something, you formally arrange for someone to do a piece of work for you.
- contract β A contract is a legal agreement, usually between two companies or between an employer and employee, which involves doing work for a stated sum of money.
- function β the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution; the purpose for which something is designed or exists; role.
- job β the central figure in an Old Testament parable of the righteous sufferer.
- role β a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- service β Robert W(illiam) 1874β1958, Canadian writer, born in England.
- work β Henry Clay, 1832β84, U.S. songwriter.
- calling β A calling is a profession or career which someone is strongly attracted to, especially one which involves helping other people.
- dues β owed at present; having reached the date for payment: This bill is due.
- hook β a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something.
- load β anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.
- mission β a city in S Texas.