CLIENTS Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

clients

noun

plural of client

as in customers

a person who buys a product or uses a service from a business a law firm soliciting new clients through television advertising

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Recent Examples of clients How much of those savings ultimately remains with Broadridge rather than being passed back to clients remains an open question. — Isabella Gao, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026 That means looking across categories, geographies, clients and experiences, and finding ways to serve them better. — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026 What do our clients and partners actually want and expect from us? — Cellene Hoogenkamp, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026 The firm’s clients are large or small businesses looking to use AI. — Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026 The majority of its clients are women, Kavros DeGraw among them. — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 30 Oct. 2026 Anna Slotky Reitano represented juvenile and adult clients, many of them accused of felonies, before joining the county counsel’s office. — Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026 When Nick went to present his first big case to clients and the board, he was paralyzed by stuttering, and the firm hired a vocal coach who taught him to sing through the stammer, hence the moniker. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026 Melissa Fox, a master aesthetician whose clients include Elle McPherson, is a fan. — Christa Joanna Lee, Glamour, 23 Oct. 2026

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Noun

These capabilities could serve commercial satellite operators and government customers.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
There is tension in any business where customers want better value, franchisees want healthier returns, and shareholders want faster growth.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of customers

Noun

The hotel is already a below-the-radar hit in Japan’s creative scene, with guests ranging from household name artists to fashion industry insiders.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
Before polls closed Tuesday evening, guests trickled into Stratton’s election night party at the Ramova.

— Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of guests

Noun

In practical terms, this means disabled patrons should be able to buy a ticket as easily as anyone else, get into the venue without extra hurdles, move through the space unimpeded, and have a safe place to experience the show.

— Maribeth Romslo, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026
He was arrested five days later in Altoona, Pennsylvania, after patrons recognized him at a McDonald’s from photos circulated by the NYPD.

— Shayna Jacobs, NBC news, 31 Oct. 2026

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