APPLICANTS Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

applicants

noun

plural of applicant

as in candidates

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

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Recent Examples of applicants When the cast visited Japan in March 2025, Mystery Channel hosted a special event attended by 270 lucky fans chosen from applicants nationwide, giving them the opportunity to meet and interact with the cast. — Ed Meza, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026 The process will work by Watrfall execs reviewing every submission and responding to applicants within six weeks. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026 The CoC board, which includes representatives of homeless services contractors, hired outside consultants to set up an emergency bidding process and score the applicants. — Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026 The fragmented structure also disqualified the city from some grant opportunities that required applicants to demonstrate a coordinated approach to outreach, support and enforcement related to homelessness. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026 About 60,000 applicants passed an initial CV screen and moved on to online tests designed to measure how quickly candidates solve unfamiliar problems and learn new skills. — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026 Looming changes tied to ‘payment error rates’ State agencies and some state legislatures are imposing stricter rules and requiring applicants to provide more paperwork documenting their income, expenses and the number of people in their household. — Tracy Roof, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026 Most American universities and colleges desire one or more years of foreign language (Spanish, French, German, etc) from applicants along with the requisite number of core courses (math, science, etc). — Doug Wojcieszak, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026 Tokyo Enmusubi applicants must complete an online interview, on top of photo identification, proof of income and single status. — Matthew Tan, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026

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candidates

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Two Sacramento-area congressional candidates have poured record amounts of personal money to fund their campaigns.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Nothing shortlists the candidates, and the community votes on its forum.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

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