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 Negotiations for a labor contract remain ongoing, and union organizers asked customers in May to boycott the annual anniversary sale. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 16 July 2026 The product, called ‘Truth API’, will deliver posts from the 10 most influential accounts to customers at a significantly faster pace than a regular push notification on the Truth Social platform, a spokesperson said. — Reuters, NBC news, 16 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 Businesses that collect personal information from customers could benefit from coverage that would protect business assets if that data is leaked, stolen or lost. — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 16 July 2026 In the past few weeks, several executives and VCs have voiced concerns that the AI labs are gaining outsized access to their customers’ most sensitive business data. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 16 July 2026 As well as incurring the costs for additional substations, transmission, and power electronics equipment for their new facilities, large load customers are encouraged to agree to curtail power usage at times of local transmission constraints. — Drew Robb, IEEE Spectrum, 16 July 2026 Judges mingled with customers at a coffee shop before speaking at the domed, ornate Westmoreland County Courthouse. — ABC News, 10 July 2026

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Noun

Advisors should help clients slow down, clarify their actual goals, understand the tax implications and resist pressure from outside voices.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Bank of America Securities analyst Steve Juneau predicted in a May 20 note to clients that oil and gas costs would remain stubbornly high, leaving tariff rebates as a way to extinguish higher freight costs.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 July 2026

Definition of clients

Noun

Yes, even these guys are obviously mature for their ages, there’s a pretty significant difference just in terms of frame, body weight.

— Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
The Canadian gay hockey romance launched fujoshi fandom into the mainstream, proving audiences — and women, in particular — had a desire to watch two young guys roll around in some good old-fashioned smut.

— David Mack, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

Definition of guys

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

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At the time of their excavation during the late 19th century, archaeologists found weapons including bows and arrows that were traditionally associated with men.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 17 July 2026
Both men were taken into custody without incident, the release said.

— Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 17 July 2026

Definition of men

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As guests tuck in to homemade waffles topped with plump berries, the general manager talks about the history of the city’s oldest, continuously operating hotel — a landmark on the New River since 1936.

— Tracey Teo, AJC.com, 23 July 2026
The 236,000 gross tonnage vessel can accommodate up to 2,290 crew members and 5,668 guests at double occupancy.

— Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026

Definition of guests

Noun

That lineage now includes Ozempic, Mounjaro, and a growing roster of treatments that have not only changed the lives of patients with diabetes and obesity but also ushered in the cultural phenomenon of peptides.

— Steve Midway, STAT, 16 July 2026
Heartstopper Forever ties up several threads among Nick, Charlie and their small ensemble of friends, setting them up for the next chapter of their lives.

— Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 16 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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