Synonyms for incumbent
ɪnˈkʌm bəntin·cum·bent

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1. incumbent

   Synonyms:
   pressing, binding, coercive, indispensable, urgent, devolvent, obligatory

   Antonyms:
   optional, discretional

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1. incumbent, officeholderadjective

   the official who holds an office

   Synonyms:
   officeholder, officer

   Antonyms:
   unneeded, noncurrent, subjacent, unnecessary

2. incumbentadjective

   lying or leaning on something else

   "an incumbent geological formation"

   Antonyms:
   unneeded, unnecessary, subjacent, noncurrent

3. incumbentadjective

   necessary (for someone) as a duty or responsibility; morally binding

   "it is incumbent on them to pay their own debts"

   Antonyms:
   noncurrent, unnecessary, subjacent, unneeded

4. incumbentadjective

   currently holding an office

   "the incumbent governor"

   Antonyms:
   unnecessary, subjacent, noncurrent, unneeded

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1. incumbentadjective

   Synonyms:
   obligatory, devolving

2. incumbentnoun

   Synonyms:
   holder (of a benefice, &c.)

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1. incumbentadjective

   Synonyms:
   obligatory, imposed, binding

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1. List of paraphrases for "incumbent":

   holder, proprietor, permittee, incumbents, holders, owner, licensee, current, titular, outgoing, licensees, headline, banner

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1. John Jones/Icon:

   If states passed laws that say things like, and many of them are currently contemplating these, ‘ whatever the NCAA rules are in NIL, they do n’t apply in our state, ’ that creates an issue where you put schools and conferences, many of which involve multiple states, in an impossible position, i think John Jones/Icon Sportswire/Getty Images Adidas’s incumbent on us to come up with a proposal that works in the absence of that [ legislation ], but I do think it will be harder to apply John Jones/Icon Sportswire/Getty Images Adidas to all 50 states if states passed laws that put schools in positions where they have to make a call.

2. Danny DeVito:

   It went well beyond the federal guidelines, the district office of our competitor, the incumbent is still open. Hes still allowed to have voter contact that were not allowed to have that we will disadvantage us... in November.

3. Montgomery County Police:

   I don’t want to see any particular program come back that we have learned there are dynamics of the program that doesn’t work. And that’s what we learned from the SRO program, yes, there were positives to that program, but there were also negatives. It’s more about looking at what type of environment do we want to create in our schools that’s a safe one and built on the premise of relationship building. And it is incumbent on us to build the right program.

4. Terry McAuliffe:

   Levin added, playing more clips of Obama stumping for McAuliffe in the capital city. Levin claimed Barack Obama doesn't truly show compassion for such political issues in terms of how they affect urban minorities, arguing that despite attacks, President Trump more effectively fought for school choice and HBCU( Historically Black Colleges Universities) funding. He pointed to former Virginia Democratic Gov. Douglas Wilder, Douglas Wilder, who served in the 1990s. On Monday, Douglas Wilder criticized Terry McAuliffe for trying to use incumbent Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam's Blackface scandal as a way to reenter state politics :.

5. Steve Vladeck:

   Today's decision is going to make it incumbent upon businesses and governments to be far more specific in their policies governing access to databases -- not just about who is allowed to access particular databases, but about the specific purposes for which those individuals are and are not allowed to access that database, in the process, The Supreme Court on Thursday has made it a lot harder to punish those who misuse databases to which they generally have lawful access -- and a lot more important for database owners to expressly prohibit uses of the data that aren't specifically permitted.