Synonyms for might-have-been
might-have-been

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1. might-have-beennoun

   Synonyms:
   could-have-been

2. might-have-beennoun

   Someone or something whose potential greatness was not achieved.

   Synonyms:
   could-have-been

Princeton's WordNet

1. might-have-beennoun

   an event that could have occurred but never did

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1. • Event

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1. Ray Odierno:

   If we had stayed a little more engaged, I think maybe it might have been prevented, i've always believed United States played the role of honest broker between all the groups and when we pulled ourselves out, we lost that role.

2. Yolanda Pope-Walker:

   Whoever this is, turn yourself in. It might be painful. You might not understand. You might have been scared, but turn yourself in. Give us some peace, turn yourself in.

3. Pete Schulte:

   Itwas a mistake. He thought that there might have been an intruder in the house. He didnt know who was supposed to be there and so forth, it was a startling situation, it was an accident.

4. Shivam Patel:

   It's a sad irony in the fact that the free speech movement was founded here and tonight, someone's free speech got shut down, it might have been hateful speech, but it's still his right to speak.

5. Paul Barrett:

   Instead of just feeding on mushy ferns or low-growing horsetails, it means they might have been much more important in munching tough plants like conifers or cycads, which suggests they may have been feeding on quite different things, maybe living in different environments from time to time, and even potentially acting as vectors for moving seeds and fruits around for those different types of plants.