Thesaurus

“or”

The following 451 entries include the term or.

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agree (with or to)

verb

as in submit (to), respect

back (up or away)

verb

as in retire, withdraw

bank (on or upon)

verb

as in count (on or upon), rely (on or upon)

bat (around or back and forth)

verb

to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion

bear (on or upon)

verb

as in refer (to), relate (to)

being (as or as how or that)

conjunction

for the reason that

bent (on or upon)

adjective

fully committed to achieving a goal

bestow (on or upon)

verb

as in cover, confer (on)

bowl (down or over)

verb

to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall

brood (about or over)

verb

as in obsess (about or over), fixate (on or upon)

brush (aside or off)

verb

to dismiss as of little importance

burst (in or into)

verb

as in barge (in), breeze (in)

butt (on or against)

verb

to be adjacent to

call (off or out)

verb

as in cry, bark

call (on or upon)

verb

to make a social call upon

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