RESPONDENT Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

respondent

noun

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as in interviewee

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Recent Examples of respondent Most of the stories of starvation focused on strangers, or claimed that the respondent’s town had been spared the brunt of the famine—even when the statistics painted a different story entirely. — Amelia Soth, JSTOR Daily, 18 June 2026 The city’s survey included optional demographic questions, including a respondent’s age, income level and race and gender. — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026 Bilingual interviewers began the interview in English and were instructed to follow the lead of the respondent in determining whether to conduct the survey in English or Spanish. — New York Times, 21 May 2026 One respondent, Roger Sheffield, participated in a retreat in Colorado in early 2024, after psilocybin was legalized but before the state’s current regulatory structure was in place. — Natalia V. Osipova, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for respondent

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interviewee

Noun

Khozema also sets aside around 20 minutes for the interviewee to ask questions.

— Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 3 July 2026
Those types of back-and-forths tell you very little about an interviewee (and even less about your company).

— Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

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