Runner-up
Runner-up noun - The competitor who finishes second.
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Runner-up
Second place and runner-up are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Second place" instead a noun phrase "Runner-up".
Second place
Runner-up and second place are semantically related. You can use "Runner-up" instead a noun phrase "Second place".
Both terms in one sentence
- Second Place Is for Winners: Weeaboss himself when it was announced Diamond is Unabridgable lost the competition but was a runner-up.
- His main concern at that point is to actually come in second place so he can claim that he was a 'runner-up candidate'.
Source: Landslide Election -
Rebecca Ferguson from Matt's year was effectively a Boring Invincible Runner-Up, having finished in second place every week bar one (where she got pipped by Katie Waissel of all people) from the third week onwards.
Source: Series / The X Factor
Cite this Source
Second place and Runner-up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/runner-up/second_place
Runner-up & Second place. N.p., 2016. Web. 31 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/runner-up/second_place>.
Second place or Runner-up. 2016. Accessed July 31, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/runner-up/second_place.
