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 The launch comes alongside a new CNG supply hub in Houston, Texas, which will support customers across the Gulf Coast. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026 Ali Tager, an NCA vice president, said on the On The Margin podcast that about a third of small and mid-sized businesses already accept crypto, and that their own customers are pushing. — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 And Ford’s Bergg took pains to emphasize that its low price wasn’t coming from where customers would notice. — Michael Ballaban, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026 Mingo allegedly entered each of the stores late at night -- after all or nearly all customers had left -- and robbed employees at gunpoint, officials said. — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026 Customer adoption of Bedrock—Amazon’s platform for accessing AI models from Anthropic, Meta, and OpenAI—has seen solid performance and customers spent more on the service in Q2 than in all prior quarters combined, an analyst noted on Thursday. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 31 July 2026 With more than 350 clients, Ghost Town is now everywhere and their customers rave about their work to move encampments that once held them hostage. — Laurie Perez, CBS News, 31 July 2026 Consuela Ardon, co-owner of Las Palmas, her business for 19 years, said the arrest shocked her customers, many of whom are Hispanic. — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026 That's an important detail because investors have grown increasingly concerned that hyperscalers are becoming overly reliant on a handful of customers, such as OpenAI and Anthropic, for their massive AI infrastructure investments. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 30 July 2026

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Noun

And the bartender at La Rotonde Bar for taking the time to tell us about the bar's history, despite having other clients to serve.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Aug. 2026
Adam Lippes is part of that long line of American fashion designers who live as stylishly as any of their clients, a tradition that includes Oscar de la Renta, Bill Blass, and, of course, Ralph Lauren.

— Michael Boodro, Architectural Digest, 7 Aug. 2026

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Noun

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

The coordination, travel companies say, ensures the content creators don’t disturb other patrons.

— Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
After the gunman fired into the restaurant, McClain helped evacuate patrons and employees while looking for the threat, according to police.

— Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of patrons

Noun

There’s also The Studio, which offers a wide array of classes, one of which is complimentary to overnight guests on a daily basis.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Aug. 2026
Museum admission is $18 adults; $16 for guests age 65 and older and military; $14 for students; $12 for children ages 6-17; and free for kids age 5 and younger; additional fees may apply.

— Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of guests

Noun

Thursday’s best performances spread the entire field, with six different men leading the six individual apparatus races.

— Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Three men in their 70s were slightly injured — two of them were caught in the wind and a third one fell from a stool, apparently blown off by the wind while preparing for the storm, the Okinawa prefecture said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of men

Noun

Between 2000 and 2020, at least 1,160 elephants died in incidents linked to self-defense or retaliatory killings as communities sought to protect their crops, property and lives, the Plan notes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
The movie stars Stewart and Alia Shawkat as codependent, marijuana-loving best friends who get caught in a case of mistaken identity that throws their lives into chaos.

— Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of lives

Noun

The City of Atlanta and Fulton County’s Board of Commissioners have been trading negotiations over the sale of the Atlanta City Detention Center, and things have started to get ugly.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 12 Aug. 2026
The month of August offers some respite, a chance to reflect and reset before September kicks things into gear once more.

— Sophie Lou Wilson, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2026

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