Synonyms for would-be
would-be

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1. manque, would-be(a)adjective

   unfulfilled or frustrated in realizing an ambition

   Antonyms:
   ambitionless, unambitious

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1. would-beadjective

   Synonyms:
   self-styled, soi-disant, presumptuous

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1. List of paraphrases for "would-be":

   potential, aspiring

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1. Debra Chandler:

   It started when she was just an eight-week-old puppy and we bought her a skateboard just for a laugh, really, ive seen bulldogs in the U.S. skateboarding but none over here and thought it would be great if she took to it.

2. Craig Singleton:

   It would be a' win' for Putin if Xi simply hews closely to China's stated desire for a diplomatic resolution to the crisis, as it implies that Putin's grievances are legitimate, beyond that though, China may be hard pressed to truly deepen its economic ties with United States, at least any time soon.

3. Remi Jouty:

   After AF447 many people had an intuitive perception that an accident of a plane cruising over the ocean is very, very rare and so it wasn't evident that there would be another (case), to see adoption of international norms taking time was frustrating. But we know processes are very slow, and then MH370 accelerated matters and there was momentum.

4. Philip Emma:

   That's the ironic part. You would think that if Sears Holdings still had a core demographic, Sears Holdings would be Mr. and Middle America. But Sears Holdings's not the plan going forward, sears Holdings may underscore the fact that Sears' plans are less about retail and more about the real estate.

5. Carter Page:

   The particulars of which House Democrats, which Republicans, I wouldn't think would be important to the court, they'd want to be aware of the general bias, and that's my reaction.