Incumbent : synonyms and lexical field

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Looking for words with meaning close to 'incumbent': discover synonyms for the word incumbent, such as officeholder or superjacent.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as incumbent. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "incumbent": officeholder and superjacent.


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Synonyms for incumbent sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for incumbent Degree of synonymy of incumbent Frequency in the language
officeholder
   40000  
superjacent
   39938  
current
   39883 17.04  
incumbency
   30002  
appointee
   30001 0.08  
acting
   30001 52.45  
official
   30001 24.00  
ownership
   30000 2.27  
permittee
   30000  
licensee
   30000 0.02  
licensed
   29999 2.75  
grantee
   29999  
owner
   29999 23.24  
possession
   29999 13.33  
proprietor
   29999 1.18  
duty
   29998 50.96  
duty-bound
   29998  
titleholder
   29998  
occupant
   29997 0.80  
supervisor
   29997 5.96  

Lexical field of "incumbent"

officeholder
superjacent
current
incumbency
appointee
acting
official
ownership
permittee
licensee
licensed
grantee
owner
possession
proprietor
duty
duty-bound
titleholder
occupant
supervisor
on-the-job
titular
recipient
patentee
in-service
work
applicant
attending
pensioner
serving
awardee
obliged
responsible
operator
responsibility
registrant
holding
officer
compulsory
policyholder
position
historic
cardholder
imperative
historical
predominant
existing
inherent
holder
present