Synonyms of applicants

applicants

noun

plural of applicant

as in candidates

one who seeks an office, honor, position, or award

have numerous applicants for the job

Synonyms & Similar Words

• candidates
• contenders
• seekers
• hopefuls
• aspirants
• nominees
• campaigners
• competitors
• prospects
• contestants
• entrants
• appliers
• expectants
• entries
• qualifiers
• claimants
• favorites
• pretenders
• spoilers
• stalking horses
• running mates
• favorite sons
• crown princes
• dark horses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• incumbents
• officeholders
• awardees
• inductees
• noncandidates
• dropouts
• honorees

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of applicants

One particularly big shift came around 2000, when about 280 colleges and universities allowed applicants to apply without submitting scores for the SAT or the ACT, another common standardized test. — Beth Kania-Gosche, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026

Achieve considers applicants with credit scores starting at 560. — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026

Akin explains that Dawoud was discovered following an open call on social media, which surprisingly didn’t garner many applicants. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026

He was ultimately chosen out of 60,000 applicants to join the cast at Ardross Castle in Scotland, where the show is filmed, according to WSMV. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026

Guitar Center launched a contest calling for applicants to open for Ed Sheeran on the same day Macklemore was dropped from his tour. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2026

Patel was pressed on the FBI’s hiring standards The FBI quietly issued guidance this past spring lifting a categorical hiring ban on applicants who had previously engaged in prostitution. — Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

The board voted 3-1 during a special meeting Thursday to appoint Copa after interviewing the two applicants for the seat. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026

The rule would give immigration officers wider discretion to deny green cards to some applicants. — Armando Garcia, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026