GUESTS Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

guests

noun

plural of guest

as in visitors

a person who visits another invited the afternoon guests to stay for dinner

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as in clients

a person who buys a product or uses a service from a business the headwaiter will seat the guests as soon as the waitress clears and sets a table for them

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Recent Examples of guests Set in a courtyard deep within the forest, Oaken and his family will invite guests to dine together while enjoying the musical stylings of his cousins. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026 Unlike many spas that focus on the healing effects of treatments, Kamalaya goes much deeper, encouraging guests to explore more emotional issues in a safe space. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026 Most people that work in hospitality want to support guests and create great experiences for them. — Sam Forsdick, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

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Noun

A number of specialty cafés and roasters are changing that narrative, encouraging visitors to experience coffee sourced from across the country within the country.

— Nikkita Nair, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
The museum, leaders announced on Wednesday, will also house a genealogy center that will be intended to help visitors preserve family history through the company FamilySearch.

— Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of visitors

Noun

The first was a soulful serenade by Jessie Murph—another one of Bailey Carbone’s clients.

— Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 2 Oct. 2026
All those killed or missing this week were Nepali nationals preparing for foreign clients to arrive for the Autumn climbing season that began this month.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of clients

Noun

Her first job as CEO in 2014 was to remake the century-old company’s corporate culture and regain customers’ trust following a tragic, reputation-wrecking ignition-switch crisis.

— Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Adding another carrier could give customers more opportunities to schedule missions without relying on a single aircraft.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026

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