APPLICANT Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

applicant

noun

ˈa-pli-kənt

Definition of applicant

as in candidate

one who seeks an office, honor, position, or award have numerous applicants for the job

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Recent Examples of applicant To be eligible for the Loyalty Discount, applicants must have previously obtained an Earnest Private Student Loan and apply using the same email address associated with that loan. — Maya Benjamin,dan Avery, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026 The comprehensive regimen is meant to uncover any prior criminal conduct in an applicant’s past as well as embarrassing personal information that could make an employee vulnerable to blackmail. — Eric Tucker, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026 An applicant’s chronological résumé tells leaders where someone has been. — Sheila Callaham, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Another challenges applicants to create a social media post about a food or flavor combination they're currently obsessed with. — Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for applicant

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candidate

Noun

Two healthy scratches may come from this group — Alexander and Jamison-Travis would be candidates as the roster stands now.

— Dan Duggan, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Linney’s Guardian tries to draw out some resentment from her new candidate, but John expresses (or feigns) sympathy for Hal, who was betrayed by his father figure Sinestro, an experience John likens to his own complicated upbringing.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026

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