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

Mintel principal strategist Andrew McDougall says 22% of consumers would consider using GLP-1s in the future based on the approval of oral formats. — Perdita Nouril, Vogue, 21 Aug. 2026

Less cargo capacity per ship means higher prices for consumers. — Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Even dismissing the most extreme negative outcomes, consumers still stand to lose thousands if policymakers don’t act to reduce spending. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026

If consumers are inclined to believe a company behaved badly, the distinction between firing and non-renewal disappears. — Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

Walmart posted the slowest US sales growth in six years on Thursday, the latest sign that consumers are feeling strapped. — Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Last August, the company began offering all of its networks directly to consumers for $30/month. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Moreover, because the Sears catalog did not racially discriminate, economic historians credit the catalog as a major tool for Black consumers to side-step the indignities and discrimination of Jim Crow commerce. — Harold Pollack, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

Starting Thursday, new versions of M&M's, Skittles and Starburst made without artificial food dyes are available to consumers on Amazon. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026