Synonyms of aspirant

aspirant

noun

ˈa-sp(ə-)rənt 

as in candidate

one who seeks an office, honor, position, or award

a debate between the two aspirants for the highest office

Synonyms & Similar Words

• candidate
• applicant
• contender
• seeker
• expectant
• hopeful
• nominee
• campaigner
• prospect
• competitor
• contestant
• applier
• entrant
• entry
• qualifier
• favorite
• claimant
• pretender
• crown prince
• favorite son
• spoiler
• stalking horse
• running mate
• dark horse

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• incumbent
• officeholder
• awardee
• inductee
• dropout
• noncandidate
• honoree

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of aspirant

Driving the news: The former North Dakota governor and onetime 2024 presidential aspirant cleared the Senate in a 79-18 vote. —Nick Sobczyk, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025

Building and flying a civil supersonic jet, however small, sets Boom apart from those other aspirants; whatever else the company accomplishes, it’s earned that spot in the record books. —Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 28 Jan. 2025

Meanwhile, spending restrictions mean wealthy European clubs, if not Saudi Pro League aspirants, would find landing a name like Isak difficult. —Henry Flynn, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025

Murphy is term-limited, so the open-seat contest has attracted a cornucopia of candidates, starting with a crowded field of Democratic aspirants. —Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 6 Jan. 2025