Synonyms of buffers

buffers 1 of 2

noun

plural of buffer

1

as in mediators

one who works with opposing sides in order to bring about an agreement

it took a friend serving as a buffer between the feuding siblings to get them to speak to one another again

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mediators
• negotiators
• intermediates
• brokers
• intermediaries
• liaisons
• ambassadors
• middlemen
• negotiants
• conciliators
• peacemakers
• agents
• intercessors
• proxies
• honest brokers
• interceders
• interposers
• attorneys
• referees
• delegates
• moderators
• representatives
• envoys
• advisers
• factors
• go-betweens
• messengers
• judges
• umpires
• deputies
• troubleshooters
• bargainers
• interferers
• arbitrators
• counselors
• reconcilers
• pacificators
• appeasers
• arbiters
• pacifiers
• emissaries
• procurators
• meddlers
• legates
• busybodies
• mediums

2

as in pads

something that serves as a protective barrier

the excelsior acts as an additional buffer for the marble bust during shipping

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pads
• shields
• bumpers
• cushions
• fenders
• barricades
• cocoons
• cushionings
• safeguards
• paddings
• baffles
• mufflers
• cordons

buffers

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of buffer

as in softens

to lessen the shock of

during my walk an umbrella and thick coat buffered the freezing rain

Synonyms & Similar Words

• softens
• cushions
• mitigates
• alleviates
• moderates
• modulates
• baffles
• deadens
• gentles
• tempers
• dulls
• obtunds
• dampens
• relieves
• allays
• lightens
• eases
• assuages

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• intensifies
• heightens
• sharpens

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of buffers

Noun

For example, during good years, the government has accumulated financial buffers, rather than spending the resulting fiscal windfall. — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026

Seko is advising shippers to build seven- to 10-day-plus buffers into east China bookings and prepare for potential port omissions, blank sailings and cargo diversions to alternative gateways including Qingdao, Busan and Hong Kong. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026

If experimentally realized, programmable delay systems like this could eventually be used to synchronize optical signals, create adjustable delay lines and buffers, reshape optical transmission bands, and perform frequency conversion. — New Atlas, 19 Aug. 2026

Resilience without buffers is just endurance, and endurance is not a development strategy. — Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Options are available for the whole family including the delectable Daisy collection – including pedi buffers, DC and Harry Potter designs, men's scents, spongelato and more. — ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026

The buffers that have minimized the disruption so far will hold for only so long and must be reinforced if the world is to endure future shocks. — Jason Bordoff, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026

City planning decisions also determine where trees, parks and other green buffers are preserved or added. — Mahbubur Meenar, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2026

Though the songwriter has been steadily releasing records since 2001, Meiburg buffers his musical output with scientific and historical pursuits. — David Harris, SPIN, 4 Aug. 2026

Verb

This helps create a barrier of warmer air that buffers the foliage against the cold. — Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 23 Oct. 2025