Frontrunner
Runner-up and frontrunner are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Runner-up" instead a noun "Frontrunner".
Runner-up
Runner-up noun - The competitor who finishes second.
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Synonyms for Runner-up
Frontrunner and runner-up are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Frontrunner" instead a noun phrase "Runner-up".
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Related pairs
- hero and frontrunner
- hero and runner-up
- first and frontrunner
- first and runner-up
- champion and frontrunner
- champion and runner-up
- victor and frontrunner
- victor and runner-up
- conqueror and frontrunner
- conqueror and runner-up
- top dog and frontrunner
- top dog and runner-up
- winner and frontrunner
- winner and runner-up
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Runner-up and Frontrunner. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/frontrunner/runner-up
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