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Showing words for INCUMBENT using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Incumbent

incumbent

7 Letter Words for Incumbent

bitumen, buntine, cumbent, minunet, tubicen

6 Letter Words for Incumbent

binmen, bitume, butein, butine, centum, emunct, imbute, inbent, incent, incube, incute, ineunt, intube, intune, inunct, minuet, minute, munite, muntin, mutine, neumic, nincum, numine, tinmen, tubmen, unbent, uncite, unnice, untime, untine

5 Letter Words for Incumbent

becut, benic, benim, benin, benni, biune, bunce, butic, butin, ceint, centi, centu, cetin, cubit, cubti, cumin, cunei, cunit, cunni, cutie, cutin, ennui, eucti, imbue, imcnt, incut, innet, intue, meint, metic, meuni, minbu, mince, mucin, munic, mutic, nintu, ninut, nucin, numen, nunce, tecum, temin, tennu, timbe, tunic, unbet, unbit, unice, unite, unmet, unnet, untie, untin

4 Letter Words for Incumbent

bein, beni, benn, bent, bice, bien, bine, bint, bite, bunn, bunt, bute, cebu, cent, ceti, cine, cite, cube, cubi, cuit, cunt, cute, emic, emit, etic, etui, icbm, imbe, imbu, inbe, inne, item, mein, ment, menu, mice, mien, mine, mint, mite, muni, munt, mute, muti, nebn, nein, nemn, neti, neum, neut, nice, nimb, nine, numb, nunc, tice, tien, time, tinc, tine, tube, tume, tune, unbe, unce, unci, unct, unie, unit

3 Letter Words for Incumbent

bec, ben, bet, bim, bin, bit, btu, bum, bun, but, cen, cie, cit, cte, ctn, cub, cue, cum, cun, cut, ebn, ecb, ecm, ect, ecu, emu, enc, etc, ibm, ice, imu, inc, inn, int, mei, men, met, meu, mib, mic, min, mit, mtn, mun, mut, nbe, neb, nei, net, nib, nie, nim, nit, nne, nub, num, nun, nut, tec, tem, ten, tib, tic, tie, tim, tin, tiu, tub, tue, tui, tum, tun, ubc, ubi, uit, ume, unb, unc, uni, unn, utc, ute, uti

Definitions for Incumbent

[1] holding an indicated position, role, office, etc., currently: the incumbent officers of the club.
[2] obligatory (often followed by on or upon ): a duty incumbent upon me.
[3] Archaic . resting, lying, leaning, or pressing on something: incumbent upon the cool grass.
[4] the holder of an office: The incumbent was challenged by a fusion candidate.
[5] British . a person who holds an ecclesiastical benefice.
[6] formal (often postpositive and foll by on or upon and an infinitive ) morally binding or necessary; obligatory it is incumbent on me to attend
[7] (usually postpositive and foll by on ) resting or lying (on)
[8] a person who holds an office, esp a clergyman holding a benefice

Words related to Incumbent

occupant, necessary, binding, official, compelling, urgent

Words nearby Incumbent

inculpable, inculpate, incult, inculturation, incumbency, incumbent, incumbent on, incumber, incumbrance, incunable, incunabula

Origin of Incumbent

1375–1425; late Middle English (noun) < Latin incumbent- (stem of incumbēns present participle of incumbere to lie or lean upon, equivalent to in- in-2 + cumb- (nasalized variant of cub- sit, lie; see incubus) + -ent- -ent

Other words from Incumbent

in·cum·bent·ly , adverb
an·ti-in·cum·bent , adjective, noun
non·in·cum·bent , noun, adjective

Word origin for Incumbent

C16: from Latin incumbere to lie upon, devote one's attention to, from in- ² + -cumbere, related to Latin cubāre to lie down

Synonyms for Incumbent

binding, necessary, compelling, urgent