What is another word for "ought"?
Roget's Thesaurus (1911) lists these synonyms for "ought": all, and, armed, bad, bias, bigotry, bold, bon, box, breach, clear, cry, custom, delight, deserve, devil, distinction, dole, done, droit, due, duty, ell, encroach, equable, equal, equitableness, equity, even, evenhanded, every, fair, favor, favoritism, fides, field, fit, fitness, for, foul.
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- Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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