Synonyms for would
wʊd; unstressed wədwould

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1. wouldverb

   Synonyms:
   be so good as to, kindly, please, used to

2. wouldverb

   As a past-tense form of will.

   Synonyms:
   kindly, be so good as to, used to, please

3. wouldverb

   As a modal verb.

   Synonyms:
   please, kindly, be so good as to, used to

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1. List of paraphrases for "would":

   'd, ought

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1. Judge James Burke:

   Lack of consent results from forcible compulsion or circumstances under which at the time of the act of intercourse, the complainant clearly expressed that she did not consent to engage in such act and a reasonable person in the defendant's situation would have understood the complainant's words and acts as an expression of lack of consent to such act under all the circumstances.

2. David Kelly:

   This would allow us to supply the economy with extra workers to match the inevitably swelling number of dependents.

3. Katherine Nicholls:

   To boycott all companies and hotels with affiliations and ownership in nations that do not share our beliefs would cause serious financial harm and damage to the Los Angeles community and the American economy.

4. Kit Opie:

   Males [in the group] are basically sitting around waiting to mate with the female, it would therefore pay for the man to kill the infant, so he can mate with the female.

5. Gurjit Khurana Hershey:

   If we can identify these kids, and then we can improve their response to steroids or treat them with something else— all of these would be of tremendous advantage to the patient, their family, the health care system and public health.