Definition for Participant:

• Sharing; having a part.

Synonyms for Participant:

• n.

  •contestant (noun)
  • adversary,
  • rival,
  • candidate,
  • contender.
  •entrant (noun)
  • competitor.
  •follower (noun)
  • backer,
  • companion,
  • sidekick,
  • cohort,
  • promoter,
  • advocate.

Antonyms for Participant:

• n.

  • enthusiast
    pessimist, detractor, critic.
  • follower
    leader.
  • participant
    spectator, fan.
  • partner
    foe, enemy.
  • person who takes part in activity
    boss.
  • Other antonyms:
    watcher, onlooker, nonparticipant, looker-on, wallflower, bystander, observer.

Hypernym for Participant:

• n.

  • person
    attendee, bride, bridegroom, discussant, retreatant, masquerader, masker, meeter, attender, groom, sharer, masquer, partaker, attendant.

Hyponym for Participant:

• n.

  • person
    associate.