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 The bank accepted fewer than one in 100 applicants for its summer internship program this year, maintaining a sub-1% selection rate for the third consecutive year, according to data shared exclusively with Fortune. —

Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 June 2026 The agency clarified that the fee would only apply to new applicants living abroad, and not renewals. —

Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 8 June 2026 The team was greeted in Irvine by rows of enthusiastic fans who won a multi-stage lottery among 32,000 applicants for the chance to watch practice and to get autographs at FIFA's Community Day event. —

ABC News, 8 June 2026 Petschke was ultimately selected from a review process that included 10 applicants and interviews with four finalists, according to a news release from the city. —

Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for applicant

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candidate

Noun

The results will ease the concerns of some Democrats who worried about the possibility of a runoff between Kiley and Republican candidate Michael Stansfield, who was in second place until Friday.

— Mathew Miranda June 9, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
Leading up to the election, for instance, the progressive first-time candidate was leading by as much as 66 percentage points in a University of New Hampshire Survey Center poll released in May.

— Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 10 June 2026