CUSTOMERS Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

customers

noun

plural of customer

as in clients

a person who buys a product or uses a service from a business the store greatly values its regular customers

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as in people

a member of the human race he's one tough customer, so you'd better not cross him

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Recent Examples of customers That company floundered in the pandemic, but Speier continued to make unrealistic promises to customers. — Julia Coin july 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026 Ahead of the games, PayJoy surveyed 5,300 of its Mexican customers. — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026 Under the regulation, app developers who distribute their product via Google Play should be able to inform customers of alternative, sometimes cheaper offers. — Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 23 July 2026 King said Liberty decided to expand the fabric space due to popular demand from local and international customers. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 23 July 2026 Ali blamed the closure of Range midtown on a number of reasons, including difficulty maintaining a business in Sacramento, its location and the disconnect between Range’s food and its customers. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026 On the upside for most daily driver customers, scale can mean better pricing, more consistent warranties, and parts availability a true mom-and-pop can’t match. — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 23 July 2026 Piragis reported that about 50 customers were paddling in separate groups of two to nine individuals when the closure began. — Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 16 July 2026 One platform, multiple missions Vertical says using the same aircraft architecture for commercial and defense customers can reduce development costs and accelerate fielding new capabilities. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026

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Noun

Many of his Canadian clients are working around the clock to get products shipped to the US before the levies take effect next month.

— Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
This approach to financial planning supports Auslander’s firm belief that financial planning is often about helping clients through life transitions rather than simply managing portfolios.

— Matthew Kayser July 24, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

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Another 13 people were wounded on downtown Sacramento’s K Street and 10th Street, in what became the deadliest mass shooting in the city’s history.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026
Organizers say more than 125,000 people are expected throughout the event, bringing in millions of dollars for the local economy.

— Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 19 June 2026

Definition of people

Noun

For customers, the bigger takeaway is that competition in fast food appears to be getting tighter, especially as hungry patrons pay closer attention to freshness, variety and value.

— Staff reports, USA Today, 20 July 2026
Pride events are held today in San Diego to honor the Stonewall uprising of 1969, when police raided the Stonewall Inn in New York City and patrons fought back in a dayslong confrontation.

— Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026

Definition of patrons

Noun

That team is something that will always be special — a special group of guys who had the grit and truly knew how to grind it out no matter what the circumstances were.

— Tim Britton, New York Times, 24 July 2026
The Lacobs are just guys who like hearing themselves speak at conferences.

— Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 24 July 2026

Definition of guys

Noun

Another quintessential Ibiza experience is a day trip to the nearby island of Formentera, which the hotel will happily arrange for guests.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
The couple and their families aside, wedding guests too feel the need to cultivate the perfect wardrobe, spending on several new pieces every season.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

Definition of guests

Noun

These innovations signal a shift from robotic spectacle to practical, everyday applications, emphasizing collaboration, accessibility, and human-robot comfort as robots integrate into our lives.

— Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
Chicago Fire follows the professional and personal lives of firefighters, rescuers and paramedics of Firehouse 51 in the Windy City.

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 23 July 2026

Definition of lives

Noun

In an alternate universe, one without the stakes and the frenzy bubbling in the distance, Skubal might have gone about things differently.

— Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 22 July 2026
And to understand it, and to comprehend that kind of thing, is a good way to keep your mind open to learning new things and working new things into your sphere.

— Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

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