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

Meanwhile, a growing number of consumers are looking to go tube-free altogether. — Anne Makovec, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

When the economy hits rougher patches, employers curtail hiring or tend to favor experienced workers, businesses lean more on technology to fill any labor gaps, and some consumers pull back on discretionary spending. — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

Climate change, rising home rebuilding costs and other factors have driven up financial risk for insurers, who are passing that financial burden on to consumers, at least in part, insurance experts said. — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026

In March 2025 the FDA advised consumers not to inhale any flavor of nitrous oxide from canisters, tanks or chargers. — Jesse M. Pines, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

The $168 billion Bessent cited as the government’s tariff take was a tax on consumers, as pretty much every qualified economist knows. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

The companies argue that merging will be good for growth in the industry and give consumers access to more content. — ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026

Credit the influence of millennial and Gen Z luxury consumers for the aromatic acceleration. — Howard Cohen july 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

What’s changed is the bar for when consumers are willing to leave the couch. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 July 2026