ENTRANT Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

entrant

noun

Definition of entrant

as in entry

a person who enters something (such as a competition) Each entrant had to agree to the contest rules. There were thousands of new entrants into the competition.

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Recent Examples of entrant Note the eight-minute first-batch time Serious Eats clocked on the Magic Chef and hold new entrants to it. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026 Leisure activities also became a much bigger part of elites’ public self-presentation in this period—the percentage of entrants reporting on their recreations grew from about 40 percent of those who turned 20 in 1900 to 80 percent in 1950. — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 8 Sep. 2026 Williams is a new entrant to the top handful of MVP contenders. — Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Google and Meta have their own agendas, and the burgeoning open-source community has a bustling new entrant in Nvidia. — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for entrant

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Noun

The Manor House also comes with a fully accessible ramp and a push-button door activator on entry.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
For households that want to experience MiniLED without stretching to a premium-tier budget, the Hisense M7SR is designed as an accessible entry point.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of entry

Noun

Those advantages can deliver real business value and can be extremely difficult for competitors to overcome.

— George Couris, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
The ability to evaluate a deal faster and more precisely than your competitors—without cutting corners—creates a compounding advantage.

— Alec Litowitz, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of competitor

Noun

French President Emanuel Macron delivered a briefing to the candidates running to succeed him so disturbing that even the far-right National Rally’s leaders emerged denouncing Russian hybrid attacks.

— Ben Smith, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Figures such as Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul el Sayed have given Republicans an opportunity to cast Democrats as socially out of touch and misaligned with the typical voter’s values.

— Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of candidate

Noun

The former four-star recruit moved to left tackle last year and had an All-SEC season, graded as one of the best linemen in the country.

— PJ Green September 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026
The recruit allegedly took photos and videos of several locations and was likely paid around $1,500.

— Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026

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