would-be

1. 1.

   unfulfilled or frustrated in realizing an ambition

   Synonymsmanque

   Similarambitious

Questions about would-be

What does would-be mean?

would-be means "unfulfilled or frustrated in realizing an ambition".

How many syllables are in would-be?

would-be has 1 syllable under the regular spelling rules, and is not divided further. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for would-be?

Close synonyms include manque. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.