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Incumbent

//ɪnˈkʌmb(ə)nt//

Synonyms for "incumbent" (92 found)

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Informal (6)

Adj, noun, slang(3 words)

official massive squatter

Noun, verb, slang(3 words)

lame duck renter subtenant

General use (86)

Adj, noun, verb(10 words)

lowering binding intern beetle commanding impending projecting overlapping beetling bridging

Adjective(12 words)

lumpish oppressive unwieldy cumbersome onerous burdensome obligatory cumbrous superincumbent impendent beetle-browed overlying

Adj, noun(7 words)

resident mandatory beneficiary compulsory inhabitant inpatient residentiary

Adj, name, noun(1 words)

Adj, verb(5 words)

demanding prescribed required imbricate overhung

Name, noun, verb(2 words)

Adj, prep, verb(1 words)

Noun, verb(6 words)

denizen lapping overhanging jutting lessee spanning

Noun(23 words)

powers that be holdover locum tenens occupant inmate addressee dweller homesteader lodger public servant officeholder house detective occupier habitant new broom president-elect leaseholder inhabiter hirer underlessee

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resider jack-in-office sublessee

Name, noun(1 words)

Verb(3 words)

shingled overarched behooving

Adv, noun(1 words)

beetle browed live-in maid resident physician paying guest office-bearer artist-in-residence residencer tenant at sufferance tenant for life public official incumbent on benefice-holder chargeable to

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