APPLICANT Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

applicant

noun

ˈa-pli-kənt

Definition of applicant next

as in candidate

one who seeks an office, honor, position, or award have numerous applicants for the job

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Recent Examples of applicant Whitfield said the process was designed to protect applicants, and that in his case that didn’t happen. —

Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2026 Official data show a sudden jump in the numbers applying for unemployment insurance – with 147,000 applicants in the past two months, about three times higher than last year. —

Tim Lister, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026 Facing that reality and the coming cuts, San Diego and other jurisdictions officially closed off their voucher programs to new applicants not long ago. —

Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026 Some details may have been changed by the applicant and not yet recorded on the administrative summary. —

Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for applicant

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candidate

Noun

Two other candidates, tech entrepreneur Adam Miller and community organizer Rae Huang, criticized NBC4’s decision to exclude them from the debate.

— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Several of the candidates have been arrested for the posts.

— Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 7 May 2026