Synonyms for would-be
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : woo d-bee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈwʊdˌbi |
Top 10 synonyms for would-be Other synonyms for the word would-be
Définition of would-be
- adj aspiring
- Angelo, the would-be Puritan ruler, was a "false seemer," Malvolio was a "chough."
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
- Then she called me to her by name in a would-be pompous manner.
- Extract from : « Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood » by George MacDonald
- She was like that chap from Detroit, that would-be perfect all-round man.
- Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
- Again I saw that he was concerned solely with his humiliation as a would-be host.
- Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson
- "Fighting again," the father said, in a would-be fierce voice.
- Extract from : « The Adventurer » by Cyril M. Kornbluth
- These are the accents, soft and low, in which we address the would-be criminal.
- Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
- What did he care about the bye-gone aspirations of other would-be suitors?
- Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic
- The students, who did not recognize their would-be fare, enjoyed the race.
- Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine
- As I went out I noticed that the would-be governess had disappeared.
- Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
- But I intend to show these would-be wits what the blood of a De Croustillac is!
- Extract from : « A Romance of the West Indies » by Eugne Sue
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