Definition for Ought:

• To be necessary, fit, becoming, or expedient; to behoove; in this sense formerly sometimes used impersonally or without a subject expressed.

Synonyms for Ought:

• n.

  •
  • can,
  • may,
  • used to,
  • could,
  • might.
  •charge (noun)
  • obligation,
  • responsibility,
  • right,
  • concern,
  • task,
  • tax,
  • weight,
  • care,
  • trust,
  • office,
  • ward,
  • custody,
  • need,
  • safekeeping,
  • onus.
  •commitment (noun)
  • guarantee,
  • engagement,
  • liability,
  • pledge,
  • vow,
  • word,
  • promise,
  • undertaking.
  •duty (noun)
  • hook,
  • work,
  • job,
  • string,
  • occupation,
  • contract,
  • load,
  • minding the store,
  • commission,
  • role,
  • province,
  • business,
  • chore,
  • mission,
  • trouble,
  • taking care of business,
  • DUES,
  • service,
  • function,
  • part,
  • pains,
  • station,
  • calling,
  • burden.
  •had better (noun)
  • had better.
  •zero (noun)
  • nix,
  • Nils,
  • oblivion,
  • zip,
  • lowest point,
  • nobody,
  • nada,
  • naughts,
  • zilch,
  • nought,
  • rock bottom,
  • nullity,
  • Insignificancy,
  • ZOT,
  • blank,
  • scratch,
  • shutouts,
  • nil,
  • void,
  • naught,
  • nonentity,
  • bottom,
  • aught,
  • love,
  • shutout,
  • noughts,
  • nadir,
  • cipher.

• v.

  •have (verb)
  • experience,
  • undergo,
  • leave,
  • enjoy,
  • feel,
  • know,
  • entertain,
  • consider,
  • permit,
  • tolerate,
  • let,
  • suffer,
  • sustain,
  • allow,
  • become,
  • see.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • Cannot.
  •
  • would.
  •
  • will.

Paraphrases for Ought:

• Equivalence

  • Modal
    should.

• Independent

  • Modal
    must, would, shall, might, could, GOTTA, 'd.

• Other Related

  • Modal
    OUGHTA.

Antonyms for Ought:

• n.

  • charge
    distrust, benefit, exoneration, freedom, disregard, freeing, retreat, exculpation, irresponsibility.
  • commitment
    breach, denial, broken promise, break, refusal.
  • duty
    blessing, treachery, aid, entertainment, pastime, help, faithlessness, hobby, unemployment, inconstancy, advantage, fun, surrender.
  • need
    fortune, comfort, have, luxury, riches, wealth, nonessential, plenty.
  • obligation
    disagreement, asset, misunderstanding, disbelief.
  • zero
    something, vip, somebody, thing, Anything, being.

• v.

  • have
    hold, kill, lack, forget, ignore, keep, halt, exclude, neglect, want, need, reject, stop, deny, disallow, refuse.

Ought Sentence Examples:

• He ought to think of Chatty.

• I don't know what ought to be done.

Homophones for Ought:

• Ot.