BUFFERS Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of buffer

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

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as in pads

something that serves as a protective barrier the excelsior acts as an additional buffer for the marble bust during shipping

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buffers

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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

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Recent Examples of buffers

Noun

Atlan-Jackson was mulling his next steps after an attempt to build a European distribution group under his Backup Media banner, with France’s The Jokers Films and Benelux’s Cinéart as its first cornerstones, hit the buffers due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the rise of streamers. —

Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 May 2026 Fearing that Washington could one day choke off other critical resources, Chairman Xi quietly built one of the world’s largest commodity buffers. —

Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 10 May 2026 The banking sector itself remains on firm footing, with capital ratios near historical highs and liquidity buffers strong. —

Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026 However, buffers, die grinders, and sanders require more air volume and larger, high-capacity compressors. —

Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026 But county documents also detail conditions the project should meet to address impacts, including designing buildings to dampen sound and adding landscape buffers. —

Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 2 May 2026 Designed for service With 36 degrees of freedom in each hand, the system combines 22 active joints for precise control with a total of 14 passive joints that act as mechanical buffers. —

Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 30 Apr. 2026 Such grid buffers are becoming increasingly important as AI facilities expand to gigawatt scale and beyond. —

IEEE Spectrum, 29 Apr. 2026 At some point, however, those buffers will start to get eroded — especially if higher fuel costs start showing up in household staple goods. —

Rob Wile, NBC news, 29 Apr. 2026

Verb

This helps create a barrier of warmer air that buffers the foliage against the cold. —

Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 23 Oct. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for buffers

Noun

Pakistan had hoped to help finalize the memorandum last week, but the effort did not materialize, and mediators are still working on various proposals, the diplomat said.

— Compiled byDemocrat-Gazette stafffrom wire reports, Arkansas Online, 12 May 2026
Pakistan had hoped to help finalize the memorandum last week, but the effort did not materialize, and mediators are still working on various proposals, the diplomat said.

— Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026