PARTICIPANT Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

participant

noun

pär-ˈti-sə-pənt

Definition of participant

as in participator

one who takes part in something he seemed to be a willing participant in the prank

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Recent Examples of participant Organizers sought to distance themselves from potential unrest, urging participants to keep their faces uncovered and hands visible. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026 All of the participants had undergone surgery to remove their tumors and were being treated with Merck’s immunotherapy drug Keytruda. — David Cox, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026 Filip Ubović, a student from the University of Belgrade and protest participant on the ground in Belgrade, has spoken with Fox News Digital over the course of the year-long protests. — Chris Massaro, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026 More than 300 participants have passed through the program, with this year’s cohort spanning 16 nationalities and including Egyptians from 20 of the country’s 27 governorates. — Essie Assibu, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for participant

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And in doing so, Gunther often lulls crowds into becoming sporting event spectators rather than the raucous participators that most other wrestlers try to draw out of them.

— Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025

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Antetokounmpo and Mitchell were the only two Heat players to finish with more than 12 points.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
Because the industry has standardized around a few players, like Nvidia and a few custom chipmakers, tied into the larger hyperscalers that are the ones soaking up all the excess capital.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026

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