CONSUMERS Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

consumers

noun

plural of consumer

as in customers

a person who buys goods and services Most consumers are comfortable making purchases on the Internet.

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Recent Examples of consumers Costs for consumers in the Affordable Care Act marketplace have soared amid expiring ACA premium subsidies, and insurance affordability poses a political threat to Republicans during upcoming midterm elections. — Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026 Trump stressed it was aimed at lowering food prices for consumers. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 So the question is, will the new FE make consumers think twice about paying more? — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 27 Aug. 2026 The company connects 3 million shippers to 225 million consumers across 220 countries and territories. — Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026 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 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

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Noun

BlackBerry sells encrypted and secure communications products to customers like governments.

— Arjun Kharpal,Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Potential customers could include defense manufacturers, semiconductor producers, energy storage developers and electric vehicle companies.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of customers

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Though iPhone users can dive in straight away, an Android app is still in development, the company says.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2026
Social media users have copied and pasted a map of the geographic distribution of lactose tolerance originally published in the scientific journal Nature into racist chat threads on the online discussion forum 4chan.

— Hilary Smith, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of users

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When his team started, Tan said clients would pay them 1,000 yuan, about $150, a minute, typically for a 120-minute project.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Whereas for makeup wear, pro makeup artist Naoko Scintu, who counts Kate Hudson, Florence Pugh, and Maude Apatow as clients, says a mist can add a first layer of hydration or a weightless dewiness to your look.

— Kiana Murden, Vogue, 21 Aug. 2026

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