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

Today, the nation spends billions to screen entrants using cutting-edge biometric tools, and thousands of Customs and Border Protection officers are stationed at every international airport and port of entry in the country. — Amanda Frost, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026

New entrants without that track record face a very different market — smaller, less marketable targets, and deal terms for both the IPO and de-SPAC financing that reflect the skepticism of a capital base that learned expensive lessons not long ago. — Drew Bernstein, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

The primary question is whether this crowded field of new entrants is actually accomplishing anything, or whether its members are simply tripping over one another with deleterious impact. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 28 June 2026

This year's Wild Card entrants—those ranked too low to qualify automatically but have been accepted by the committee—have been named. — Jason Cohen, PC Magazine, 28 June 2026

Thirty-two entrants move on to the single-elimination stage, which begins on Sunday afternoon. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 24 June 2026

The grand prize of the competition is a $100,000 home renovation, alongside $500 gift cards awarded to 100 top entrants, and $100 in spending money for another 50 winners. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 June 2026

In fact, his Chevrolet Camaro was eighth among the 39 entrants. — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2026

So experts in infant nutrition generally support getting new entrants into a highly concentrated field. — Sarah Todd, STAT, 18 June 2026