Synonyms for incumbent
ɪnˈkʌm bəntin·cum·bent

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1. incumbent

   Synonyms:
   pressing, binding, coercive, indispensable, urgent, devolvent, obligatory

   Antonyms:
   optional, discretional

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1. incumbent, officeholderadjective

   the official who holds an office

   Synonyms:
   officeholder, officer

   Antonyms:
   unneeded, noncurrent, subjacent, unnecessary

2. incumbentadjective

   lying or leaning on something else

   "an incumbent geological formation"

   Antonyms:
   unneeded, unnecessary, subjacent, noncurrent

3. incumbentadjective

   necessary (for someone) as a duty or responsibility; morally binding

   "it is incumbent on them to pay their own debts"

   Antonyms:
   noncurrent, unnecessary, subjacent, unneeded

4. incumbentadjective

   currently holding an office

   "the incumbent governor"

   Antonyms:
   unnecessary, subjacent, noncurrent, unneeded

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1. incumbentadjective

   Synonyms:
   obligatory, devolving

2. incumbentnoun

   Synonyms:
   holder (of a benefice, &c.)

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1. incumbentadjective

   Synonyms:
   obligatory, imposed, binding

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1. List of paraphrases for "incumbent":

   holder, proprietor, permittee, incumbents, holders, owner, licensee, current, titular, outgoing, licensees, headline, banner

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How to use incumbent in a sentence?

1. Susan Collins:

   There is a right way and a wrong way for the incumbent President to pursue The President-elect rights to contest what The President-elect perceives as election irregularities.

2. Bradley Tusk:

   While Mike Bloomberg isn't a likely candidate, a weak incumbent and a highly politicized, polarized opposition certainly opens the path for an independent centrist to actually reflect the views of most voters and win their support, that could be a combination of current moderate Republicans and Democrats, maybe even as a fusion ticket.

3. Emerson Wickwire:

   We know that parents have a huge influence on the sleep patterns of five-year-olds. So really, it’s incumbent on parents to make sure their kids are getting enough sleep.

4. Kellyanne Conway:

   Nobody's going to have a silver bullet, a magic elixir on stage at the CNN debate that dislodges Trump from the top of the polls. That's a fool's errand, it's incumbent upon these candidates to show contrast from other people's point of views, including Mr. Trump's.

5. Chuck Fleischmann:

   It’s incumbent upon all members of Congress to support legislation that keeps us safe at home and abroad, when you have … bipartisan support, it shouldn’t devolve into a bipartisan fight. We all have to be concerned about the world being very dangerous.