Word Type

Verb

Noun

The word "should" can be used as verb and noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

shouldn't

Derived Terms

I should coco I should cocoa as who should say children should be seen and not heard he who sups with the devil should have a long spoon how should I know might should no one should be judge in his own case no one should be judge in his own cause one should never meet one's heroes or should I say people that live in glass houses should not throw stones people that live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones people who live in glass houses should not throw stones people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones proverbs should be sold in pairs proverbs should be writ in pairs proverbs should come in pairs proverbs should go in pairs should hope should on should see the other guy should-cost those who live in glass houses should not throw stones those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones those who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those doing it though I say it who should not though I say it who should not say it what should I do you should talk you shouldn't have you shouldn't talk zig when one should zag

Etymologically Related To

shild shildy

Inflected/Variant Forms

shall

Has Part

bed

Context

formal literary subjunctive

Related Terms

one should be so lucky one should live so long precatory should've shoulda shouldst

Related Terms

likely obliged ought precatory shall should've shouldst would

Synonym Network

ought

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.