Synonyms of entrants

entrants

noun

plural of entrant

as in entries

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.

Related Words

• entries
• competitors
• candidates
• contestants
• recruits
• applicants
• freshmen
• students
• newcomers
• novices
• rookies
• probationers
• apprentices
• virgins
• newbies
• beginners
• qualifiers
• colts
• novitiates
• greenhorns
• tyros
• hopefuls
• fledglings
• neophytes
• seekers
• favorites
• rooks
• aspirants
• contenders
• punks
• cubs
• tenderfeet
• campaigners
• trainees
• abecedarians
• babes
• amateurs
• learners
• dabblers
• prospects
• expectants
• appliers
• dilettantes

Dissimilar Words

• dropouts
• noncandidates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of entrants

Other cities in the region have had less success attracting first time entrants this year. — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Lining up Saturday morning, entrants will compete either the 5K, 10K, half or full marathon races. — Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026

First Proof’s rules require any entrants to be openly available, so OpenAI’s blockbuster new model was excluded. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026

None of the entrants even finished that race, but, a year later, five vehicles completed a follow-up. — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Over the years, competition has built from new entrants to the luxury hotel market in Como, but its hold on guests might have something to do with the Buchers’ attention to service. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

The private-label gap tends to close quickly, and early entrants often undercut the brand that proved the category. — Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2026

Like that vaunted executive dining room, a sense of exclusivity will set all three of the new entrants apart. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2026

Michael added that the entertainment industry as a whole is becoming more diversified, with retail entrants such as Gap and Mattel’s Barbie, which are also helping to support the economics of the sector. — Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026