Synonyms of consumers

consumers

noun

plural of consumer

as in customers

a person who buys goods and services

Most consumers are comfortable making purchases on the Internet.

Related Words

• customers
• users
• buyers
• clients
• patrons
• purchasers
• guests
• end users
• shoppers
• correspondents
• punters
• prospects
• vendees
• browsers
• accounts
• window-shoppers
• hagglers
• bargainers
• regulars

Dissimilar Words

• merchants
• sellers
• vendors
• brokers
• shopkeepers
• tradesmen
• fences
• black marketers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of consumers

Economic pressures have pushed consumers to pull back on spending. — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026

O’Leary said at the time that first-quarter ticket prices were lowered as consumers became anxious to book amid the Middle East conflict. — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026

Economists warn, however, that a deluge of $5,000 checks could trigger unintended consequences for American consumers, including higher prices and steeper interest rates. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Inflation has shown some signs of easing in recent months but is still high, frustrating consumers who are struggling with more expensive gas, groceries, clothing and other essentials. — ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026

It was set the day our founders decided to sell directly to consumers. — Maureen Burke, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026

How much consumers feel the pinch also depends on how much of the cost is passed through by businesses, according to Ewa Manthey, commodities strategist at ING. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

Sports also helps keep ESPN important to the pay-TV bundle and gives Disney a way to attract consumers to the ESPN app who don’t subscribe to traditional pay TV. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026

This was followed distantly (15 percent) by challenges with market pricing strategy, or trouble passing along the cost of the tariffs to consumers. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026