BUFFERS Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

buffers 1 of 2

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

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 Smaller ones, such as Equatorial Guinea and South Sudan, are especially exposed, with limited buffers against sustained price declines. —

Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 29 Apr. 2026 Airlines with stronger margin buffers, better fuel hedging, and lower direct operational exposure to the Middle East are among those expected to best weather the looming travel turmoil, Loredana Muharremi, equity analyst at Morningstar, wrote in a note on Wednesday. —

Hugh Leask, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026 Liquor stores can’t be closer than 1,000 feet from a school, and Wilson thinks similar buffers for smoke shops makes sense. —

Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 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

Alternatively, the staff union suggested calling in mediators from the California State Mediation and Conciliation Service.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
The plan, conveyed through mediators in Pakistan to break a stalemate with Washington, calls for extending the ceasefire so the parties can work toward a permanent end to the fighting, Axios said.

— Jon Herskovitz, Bloomberg, 27 Apr. 2026