Synonyms of incumbency

incumbency

noun

in-ˈkəm-bən(t)-sē 

as in obligation

something one must do because of prior agreement

few incumbencies of her office are as distasteful to the college president as fund-raising, of which there seems to be no end

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obligation
• duty
• responsibility
• office
• need
• promise
• vow
• burden
• commitment
• requirement
• imperative
• constraint
• pledge
• oath
• charge
• devoir
• pact
• do
• payment
• arrangement
• contract
• compulsion
• debt
• word
• trust
• covenant
• coercion
• setup
• prearrangement
• appointment
• restraint
• compact
• must
• reservation
• force
• troth
• engagement
• tribute
• duress
• onus

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• grace
• relief
• discharge
• exemption
• stay
• waiver
• ease
• postponement
• release
• option
• preference
• alternative
• choice
• selection
• loophole
• pick

Examples of incumbency in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Pipeline operators Williams Companies and Kinder Morgan also gain due to their incumbency advantage, as there is uncertainty over whether new interstate pipelines will be built in the U.S., wrote analyst Gabriel Moreen. —Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2024

If, however, Biden withdraws, the Democrats lose the incumbency key and the contest key, absent a consensus successor. —Allan J. Lichtman, New York Daily News, 19 July 2024

And the party would be forfeiting the incumbency advantage, as presidential historian and prediction wizard Allan Lichtman argues, as well as Biden’s unique connection with union workers. —Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post, 7 July 2024

But Newbury believes that this inevitable incumbency effect has been compounded by a sense of apathy and defeatism in the sector. —Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Europe, 3 July 2024