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 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 Beyond elevated bites, customers can expect cocktails, hookah and bottle service. — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 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 Ahead of the games, PayJoy surveyed 5,300 of its Mexican customers. — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 24 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 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

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Noun

Trial testimony indicated clients transferred upwards of $2 million to Engle, expecting the money to remain in those accounts until their loans were funded.

— Doug Myers, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Both owners are especially grateful for the support of the community and their clients, who tend to be mainly women.

— Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 31 July 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

Those guys had first- and second-round talent, at least as determined by the 32 teams.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
But Ben, Anton and I, not knowing what couldn’t be done, decided that three guys in their mid-twenties with no engineering background to speak of would be the ones to get this thing off the ground.

— Ronnen Harary, Fortune, 31 July 2026

Definition of guys

Noun

There, guests set personal wellness goals—physical, mental, or spiritual—and many return year after year.

— Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2026
AmaNubia can accommodate up to 76 guests across 23 staterooms and 15 spacious suites, resulting in a somewhat intimate cruising experience.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of guests

Noun

Not even one of the most optimistic men in the country can deny that one of the biggest projects in the history of Texas won’t have some impact on the University of Texas football team.

— Mac Engel July 31, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026
Police say two men in a four-door black Cadillac displayed a handgun and demanded an arrow key, which opens collection boxes.

— Tammy Mutasa, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Definition of men

Noun

Purja and his team also carried out a number of daring rescues, often putting their own lives in danger.

— Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
In 2012, China occupied Scarborough Shoal, a traditional Filipino fishing ground inside the Philippines’ EEZ, endangering the lives of Philippine personnel and fishermen in the process.

— Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of lives

Noun

The service Casually buttoned-up and (like many other things at this property) classic New York, with concierge and servers always ready to lend a hand—but without fussing over anything.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Aug. 2026
Is this the same Panthea who hates anyone fake or putting things on?

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2026

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