6
candidates(noun, competition, entries, petitioners, contenders)
5
aspirants(noun, jobs, petitioners, competitors, contenders)
5
claimants(noun, jobs, petitioners, competitors, litigants)
5
field(noun, competition, persons, entries)
5
suitors(noun, jobs, petitioners, competitors, supplicants)
4
competitors(noun, competition, dreams, jobs, entries)
4
petitioners(noun, petitioners)
3
hopefuls(noun, jobs, petitioners, competitors, contenders)
3
seekers(noun, petitioners)
2
applicant
2
contenders(noun, jobs, competitors, candidates)
2
contestants(noun, competition, dreams, jobs, entries)
2
entrants(noun, competition, entries)
2
nominees(noun, competition, entries)
2
plaintiffs(noun, litigants)
2
supplicants
1
bidders(noun, petitioners)
1
communicants(noun, petitioners)
1
competition
1
participants(competition, entries)
<12>
11 years ago|1.4k views|share |citing 
APASmart Define. (2015). applicants thesaurus. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/applicants/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "applicants thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/applicants/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, applicants thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/applicants/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "applicants thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 20 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/applicants/thesaurus/synonyms>