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WOULD-BE Synonyms

There are 7 synonyms of the word would-be. (exact relations)
There is 0 hypernym of the word would-be. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for WOULD-BE

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aspiring
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• desiring or striving for recognition or advancement

budding
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• reproduction of some unicellular organisms (such as yeasts) by growth and specialization followed by the separation by constriction of a part of the parent

adjective satellite

• beginning to develop

future
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• yet to be or coming

• a verb tense or other formation referring to events or states that have not yet happened

noun

• the time yet to come

• a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future

• bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date

adjective satellite

• effective in or looking toward the future

• (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving

potential
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• existing in possibility

noun

• the inherent capacity for coming into being

• the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts

adjective satellite

• expected to become or be; in prospect

prospective
adjectiveadj
adjective

• of or concerned with or related to the future

wannabe
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an ambitious and aspiring young person

manque
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• unfulfilled or frustrated in realizing an ambition

Alternatives for ASPIRING

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