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MUST Antonyms

There are 9 antonyms of the word must. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For MUST

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able
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• (usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

adjective satellite

• have the skills and qualifications to do things well

• having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity

• having a strong healthy body

allowable
adjectiveadj
adjective

• that may be permitted especially as according to rule

adjective satellite

• deductible according to the tax laws

• deserving to be allowed or considered

can
verbv
noun

• airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.

• the quantity contained in a can

• a buoy with a round bottom and conical top

• the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

• a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination

• a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

verb

• preserve in a can or tin

• terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

may
noun

• thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America

• the month following April and preceding June

might
adverbadv
noun

• physical strength

optional
adjectiveadj
adjective

• possible but not necessary; left to personal choice

could
noun

• airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.

• the quantity contained in a can

• a buoy with a round bottom and conical top

• the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

• a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination

• a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

verb

• preserve in a can or tin

• terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

ought
noun

• Property; possession

• Duty; place; office

should
verb

• (modal, auxiliary verb, defective) Used before a verb to indicate the simple future tense in the first person singular or plural.

• Used similarly to indicate determination or obligation in the second and third persons singular or plural.

• Used in questions with the first person singular or plural to suggest a possible future action.

• To owe.

• To make a statement of what ought to be true, as opposed to reality.

• (auxiliary) Be obliged to; have an obligation to; indicates that the subject of the sentence has some obligation to execute the sentence predicate or that the speaker has some strong advice but has no authority to enforce it.

• (auxiliary) ought to; speaker's opinion, or advice that an action is correct, beneficial, or desirable.

• (auxiliary) Will be likely to (become or do something); indicates a degree of possibility or probability that the subject of the sentence is likely to execute the sentence predicate.

• (auxiliary, subjunctive) Used as a variant of the present subjunctive.

• (auxiliary) A variant of would when used with first person subjects.

noun

• A statement of what ought to be the case as opposed to what is the case.

Alternatives for ABLE

Alternatives for ALLOWABLE

Alternatives for CAN

Alternatives for MAY

Alternatives for MIGHT

Alternatives for OPTIONAL

Alternatives for COULD

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