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Synonyms for candidate
ˈkæn dɪˌdeɪt, -dɪtcan·di·date

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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms1.0 / 4 votes

  1. candidate

    Synonyms:
    aspirant, petitioner, canvasser, applicant, claimant, solicitor

    Antonyms:
    waiver, decliner, abandoner, resigner, abjurer, noncompetitor

Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  1. campaigner, candidate, nomineenoun

    a politician who is running for public office

    Synonyms:
    campaigner, nominee, prospect

  2. candidate, prospectnoun

    someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)

    Synonyms:
    vista, panorama, aspect, chance, prognosis, expectation, outlook, campaigner, medical prognosis, scene, prospect, nominee, view

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Dictionary of English Synonymes5.0 / 1 vote

  1. candidatenoun

    Synonyms:
    aspirant, solicitant

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words4.0 / 1 vote

  1. candidatenoun

    Synonyms:
    aspirant, nominee, postulant, office-seeker, contestant (for an office)

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How to use candidate in a sentence?

  1. Colin Driscoll:

    When you outgrow conventional hearing aids, that’s when you’re a cochlear implant (candidate), many patients who are using hearing aids now will do better with a cochlear implant.

  2. Leonardo Barreto:

    Since the 2018 election, the left-wing opposition in Congress does not have enough votes to block the agenda, and don't forget, Lula is free to walk but he has not been acquitted so he cannot be a candidate.

  3. Matt Corridoni of the DCCC:

    The GOP must answer for a candidate who believes women having the right to vote has damaged America, the real question is when the NRCC [National Republican Congressional Committee] will denounce Gibbs and remove him from their ‘Young Gun’ program. Their silence is deafening.

  4. Bill Oesterle:

    I haven't figured out how I'm going to do that, that could involve helping somebody else run. That could involve working on legislative races. That could involve becoming a candidate myself.

  5. Matt McCoy:

    I remember thinking how full of s *** is that, and then watching Pete Buttigieg come onto the scene and launch Pete Buttigieg as a first-tier candidate. It is very exciting, very exciting.


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