candidacy

The word “candidacy” has 4 syllables: can-di-da-cy

It's pronounced as /ˈkændɪdəsi/


What is synonym and antonym for candidacy?

In the thesaurus, “candidacy” has 23 synonyms and 1 antonym.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for candidacy along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for candidacy

  • application
  • apprenticeship
  • basic training
  • boot camp
  • cadetship
  • candidateship
  • competition
  • education
  • externship
  • grounding
  • instruction
  • internship
  • nomination
  • offer
  • practicum
  • preparedness
  • probation
  • readiness
  • running for office
  • schooling
  • training
  • trial
  • tutelage

Antonyms for candidacy

  • tenure

Meanings of candidacy

  • noun
    1. The state of being a candidate.

Example Sentences

  • His candidacy for president was met with both support and criticism.
  • She announced her candidacy for the local council last week.
  • The committee is reviewing each candidacy before making their final endorsements.
  • After much deliberation, they decided to endorse his candidacy for mayor.
  • The candidacy of the young entrepreneur raised many eyebrows in the business community.

On this page you'll find 24 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to candidacy, such as: application, apprenticeship, basic training, boot camp, cadetship, candidateship, competition.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

cadetship

pairing off

  • antagonism
  • athletic event
  • bout
  • candidacy
  • championship
  • clash
  • concours
  • contention
  • controversy
  • counteraction
  • coupling
  • do-or-die
  • dog-eat-dog
  • emulation
  • encounter
  • engagement
  • event
  • fight
  • game
  • go for it
  • go for the gold
  • horse race
  • jungle
  • marrying
  • match
  • matchup
  • mating
  • meeting
  • one-on-one
  • one-upping
  • opposition
  • puzzle
  • quiz
  • race
  • racing
  • rat race
  • remarrying
  • rivalry
  • run
  • sport
  • strife
  • striving
  • struggle
  • tilt
  • tournament
  • trial
  • tug-of-war
  • warfare
  • wedding

one-on-one

  • affair
  • antagonism
  • assemblage
  • assembly
  • assignation
  • athletic event
  • audience
  • bout
  • bunch
  • call
  • candidacy
  • cattle call
  • championship
  • clash
  • company
  • competition
  • conclave
  • concours
  • concourse
  • concursion
  • confab
  • confidential discussion
  • conflict
  • confrontation
  • congregation
  • congress
  • contention
  • contest
  • controversy
  • convention
  • convocation
  • counteraction
  • cozy chat
  • date
  • do-or-die
  • dog-eat-dog
  • duel
  • duologue
  • emulation
  • encounter
  • engagement
  • event
  • eye to eye
  • eyeball-to-eyeball
  • face-to-face
  • face-to-face chat
  • facing
  • fight
  • game
  • gang
  • get-together
  • go for it
  • go for the gold
  • head-on
  • head-to-head
  • heads together
  • horse race
  • huddle
  • intimate discussion
  • introduction
  • jealousy
  • jungle
  • man-to-man
  • mano a mano
  • match
  • matchup
  • meet
  • meeting
  • mutual consultation
  • one-upping
  • opposition
  • pairing off
  • parley
  • person-to-person
  • private conversation
  • puzzle
  • quiz
  • race
  • racing
  • rally
  • rat race
  • rendezvous
  • reunion
  • rivalry
  • run
  • session
  • showdown
  • sport
  • strife
  • striving
  • struggle
  • talk
  • tilt
  • toe-to-toe
  • tournament
  • trial
  • tryst
  • tug-of-war
  • turnout
  • warfare
  • woman-to-woman

one-upping

  • antagonism
  • athletic event
  • beating
  • besting
  • bettering
  • bout
  • candidacy
  • championship
  • clash
  • clobbering
  • concours
  • conquering
  • contention
  • controversy
  • counteraction
  • crushing
  • defeating
  • do-or-die
  • dog-eat-dog
  • drubbing
  • eclipsing
  • emulation
  • encounter
  • engagement
  • event
  • exceeding
  • excelling
  • fight
  • game
  • go for it
  • go for the gold
  • horse race
  • jungle
  • licking
  • mastering
  • match
  • matchup
  • meeting
  • one-on-one
  • opposition
  • outbalancing
  • outclassing
  • outcompeting
  • outdistancing
  • outdoing
  • outgunning
  • outmatching
  • outpacing
  • outperforming
  • outracing
  • outrunning
  • outshining
  • outstripping
  • outweighing
  • overbearing
  • overcoming
  • overmatching
  • overpassing
  • overshadowing
  • overtopping
  • pairing off
  • puzzle
  • quiz
  • race
  • racing
  • rat race
  • rivalry
  • routing
  • run
  • shaming
  • skunking
  • sport
  • strife
  • striving
  • struggle
  • subduing
  • surmounting
  • surpassing
  • thrashing
  • tilt
  • topping
  • tournament
  • transcending
  • trial
  • trimming
  • trouncing
  • trumping
  • tug-of-war
  • walloping
  • warfare
  • whipping
  • worsting

basic training

  • apprenticeship
  • boot camp
  • briefing
  • cadetship
  • candidacy
  • education
  • externship
  • familiarization
  • grounding
  • initial training period
  • instruction
  • internship
  • military training
  • practicum
  • probation
  • schooling
  • training
  • trial
  • tutelage

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