Definition for Candidate:

• One who offers himself, or is proposed by others, to fill some office.

Synonyms for Candidate:

• n.

  •
  • item,
  • organism,
  • object,
  • article,
  • stuff,
  • entity,
  • thing,
  • whole,
  • piece.
  •
  • field,
  • Ker.
  •
  • apply,
  • appraise,
  • biodata,
  • appraisal,
  • application,
  • bid.
  •
  • crib.
  •
  • slate.
  •aspirant (noun)
  • possible choice,
  • dark horse,
  • favorite son,
  • stumper,
  • job-hunter,
  • place-hunter,
  • solicitor.
  •candidate (noun)
  • nominee,
  • prospect,
  • campaigner.
  •opponent (noun)
  • bidder.
  •person desiring political office, job (noun)
  • applicant,
  • suitor,
  • claimant,
  • hopeful.
  •petitioner (noun)
  • communicant.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • contender,
  • candidature,
  • all-comers,
  • examiner,
  • nomination,
  • running mate,
  • rubric,
  • favorite,
  • pushover,
  • favourite,
  • runner-up,
  • front-runner,
  • candidacy,
  • shoo-in.
  •
  • rival,
  • certificate,
  • competition,
  • mock,
  • outsider,
  • qualifier,
  • exam.
  •
  • borderline.
  •
  • examination,
  • script.
  •
  • through.
  •
  • set.
  •Other relevant words:
  • dud,
  • Energumen,
  • stand for,
  • grueling,
  • appointee,
  • amateur,
  • possibility,
  • great,
  • long shot,
  • lobbyist,
  • scene,
  • bribe,
  • lover,
  • party hack,
  • fancier,
  • selectee,
  • elder,
  • contributor,
  • match,
  • collector,
  • arduous,
  • expectant,
  • give,
  • sight,
  • madcap,
  • lunatic,
  • examinee,
  • spoiler,
  • activist,
  • declamatory,
  • crazy,
  • heavy,
  • deputy,
  • vision,
  • come forward,
  • medical prognosis,
  • applier,
  • whistle-stopper,
  • player,
  • Oppositionist,
  • anticipation,
  • candidates,
  • appearance,
  • devotee,
  • licensee,
  • suppliant,
  • addict,
  • votary,
  • dipsomaniac,
  • monomaniac,
  • Solicitant,
  • freak,
  • kleptomaniac,
  • vista,
  • prognosis,
  • opinion,
  • gruelling,
  • runner,
  • panorama,
  • fleshy,
  • hard,
  • judgment,
  • interviewee,
  • adult,
  • volunteer,
  • low spirits,
  • supplicant,
  • successor,
  • assignee,
  • expectation,
  • outlook,
  • crank,
  • maniac,
  • Coveter,
  • pothunter,
  • eager,
  • designee,
  • aspect,
  • raver,
  • hankerer,
  • pretender,
  • wanter,
  • Desirer,
  • bedlamite,
  • gravid,
  • grave,
  • seek,
  • bid for,
  • cormorant,
  • groovy,
  • write-in,
  • hypochondriac,
  • grievous,
  • adversary,
  • backer,
  • office-seeker,
  • Prizer,
  • present oneself,
  • has-been,
  • anticipative,
  • handshaker,
  • Wisher,
  • supporter,
  • also-ran,
  • yearner,
  • resister,
  • handsome,
  • bombastic,
  • view,
  • eminent,
  • madman,
  • stalking-horse,
  • chance,
  • agent.

Paraphrases for Candidate:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    candidates.
  • Proper noun, singular
    nominee, nominees.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    nominee.

• Forward Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    Persons.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    person.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    recipients, Entries, chairs, responsibilities, women, Roles.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    Capita, appointment.
  • Verb, past tense
    Stood, Ran, Did.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    seeking, Applying.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    applicants, Acceding, aspirant, prospective, presidential, would-be, aspiring, hopeful.
  • Proper noun, plural
    applicants.
  • Proper noun, singular
    applicants, contestant, contestants, candidature, candidatures, accession, candidacy.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    contender, Acceding, front-runner, aspirant, appointee, contestant, candidature, challenger, accession, hopeful, candidacy, intern.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    Acceding.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    contestant.

Antonyms for Candidate:

• n.

  • Other antonyms:
    honoree, inductee, officeholder, incumbent, dropout, noncandidate.

Hyponym for Candidate:

• n.

  • person
    mortal, somebody, soul, person, individual, someone.