should not

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verb

Used to express that an action is not recommended, advisable, or is contrary to duty or expectation.

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"We should not be putting all our eggs in one basket in these dangerous times," says renewable energy expert Kushal Gurung, who founded the clean tech firm WindPower Nepal.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

Steiner said the analysis should not suggest that authorities in Nepal or China would have known the mountain was about to fail.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

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Possible Synonyms

wouldn't if I were you
ought not
must not
hard pass
had better not

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other words

that's the move
is advised to
full send
you bet