Synonyms of insiders

insiders

noun

plural of insider

as in contacts

a person who belongs to a group or organization and has special knowledge about it

Political insiders say that she is planning to run for president.

The book gives fans an insider's view of Hollywood.

Related Words

• contacts
• ins
• bigwigs
• connections
• VIPs
• intermediaries
• mediators
• big shots
• arbitrators
• middlemen
• somebodies
• arbiters
• conciliators
• intercessors
• go-betweens
• interposers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of insiders

But real estate insiders say the corporation also assumes risk by taking on a distressed asset. — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 19 July 2026

Democracies do not function well when large numbers of citizens believe outcomes are predetermined, rules are selectively applied, or political insiders decide which questions reach the ballot. — Robert Cordy, Boston Herald, 19 July 2026

While Tevas are on the sportier side, they’ve been fully embraced by fashion insiders—so these sandals won’t look out of place with your summer wardrobe. — Genevieve Cepeda, InStyle, 18 July 2026

Fortunately, only about 1 percent of car rental customers end up without a vehicle, according to industry insiders – although that number can rise during the busy holiday travel season. — Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 17 July 2026

My answer focuses on the role of autocratic political elites – that is, the party officials, military officers and other regime insiders who control the state. — José Kaire, The Conversation, 17 July 2026

But Fortune, who serves on the Hartford school board, surprised some insiders by collecting the signatures in a theme that has endured for years for her and others as women of color. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026

This story is based on vessel tracking data compiled by Bloomberg, figures from Vortexa and Kpler, another leading analytics firm, and conversations with more than a dozen shipbrokers, traders and other industry insiders. — Weilun Soon, Fortune, 5 July 2026

Studio insiders paint the back-and-forth process as routine, but others, including one franchise filmmaker who spoke anonymously for this story but was not involved in Supergirl, held the opposite view. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2026