83 entries under noun topic. ×

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applicant(person, desire, job, seek)
15
candidate(person, desire, opposition, job)
15
suitor(job, competitor, runner, hunter)
13
hopeful(adjective, person, job, seek)
11
seeker(job, seek, competitor, candidate)
9
petitioner(job, seek, competitor, candidate)
9
aspirer(person, seek)
9
competitor(person, opposition, job, dream)
9
contestant(person, opposition, job, dream)
9
nominee
8
bidder(opposition, job, rival, enemy)
8
claimant(job, opponent, competitor, hunter)
8
postulant(person, dream, hunter, candidate)
7
wannabe(adjective, person, dream, hopeful)
7
supplicant(desire, petitioner, requester)
6
dark horse(expression, idiom, opposition, job)
6
entrant(person, opposition, job, rival)
4
pretender
4
suppliant(hunter, candidate, petitioner, supplicant)
4
wannabee
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APASmart Define. (2015). aspirant thesaurus. Retrieved September 30, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/aspirant/thesaurus/synonyms
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