POSTULANT Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word postulant. (close relations)
postulants
Best Alternatives
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| applicant | nounn | |||||
noun • a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission | ||||||
| aspirant | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • an ambitious and aspiring young person adjective satellite • desiring or striving for recognition or advancement | ||||||
| candidate | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a politician who is running for public office • someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.) | ||||||
| hopeful | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • having or manifesting hope noun • an ambitious and aspiring young person adjective satellite • likely to turn out well in the future | ||||||
| petitioner | nounn | |||||
noun • one praying humbly for something • someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right | ||||||
| pretender | nounn | |||||
noun • a person who makes deceitful pretenses • a claimant to the throne or to the office of ruler (usually without just title) • a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives | ||||||
| seeker | nounn | |||||
noun • someone making a search or inquiry • a missile equipped with a device that is attracted toward some kind of emission (heat or light or sound or radio waves) | ||||||
| suitor | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a man who courts a woman | ||||||
