would-be English

Meaning would-be meaning

What does would-be mean?

would-be

— adjective (= manque) unfulfilled or frustrated in realizing an ambition

Synonyms would-be synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as would-be?

would-be English » English

pseudo

manque

self-styled

wannabe

pretended

feigningly

wanna-be

trumped-up

supposed

spurious

so-called

sham

reputed

quasi

purported

prospective

professed

potential

ostensible

mock

lost

intending

gone

forfeited

forfeit

feigned

falsely

false

done for

calling oneself

alleged

Examples would-be examples

How do I use would-be in a sentence?

Simple sentences

It would be something I'd have to program.

Movie subtitles

I thought that it would be a little while longer before I could make my move.

I'm sorry! I didn't think there would be anyone below.

I didn't think that a girl would be falling from above either.

So everything would be okay if I were strong?

That would be great, Nick.

News and current affairs

For a short while, many prominent people - Albert Einstein, for one - believed that only a world government would be able to ensure global peace.

It cannot be the same as the 1945 consensus, but we would do well, on this anniversary, to remember why that consensus was forged in the first place.

I just took it for granted that, by the time I was, say, 40, space travel would be a common thing.

It is and would be wrong to make opposition to terrorism the centerpiece of what responsible governments do in the world.