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 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 Sovena Jani Dive Into the Maldives No matter which of the three Soneva resorts guests choose to explore in the Maldives—Soneva Fushi, Soneva Jani or Soneva Secret—they will be escorted to the edge of seclusion. — Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Ages 18 and older are welcome, guests must be 21 or older to consume alcohol. — Jamie Chapman, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2026 The two-day wedding celebration at Madison Square Garden was said to include more than 1,000 guests. — Mason Leib, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Rooms The Venetian has always liked to remind would-be visitors that every room is a suite, and in this case, the room sizes really do warrant the frequent callouts.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
Disney Theatrical Group’s shows and experiences draw close to 40 million visitors each year in 300 cities across five continents.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of visitors

Noun

These ritualists served a range of clients, whether African Americans or members of other ethnic groups, and sometimes built lucrative businesses around their services.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
Below, the experts dive into what colors and cuts their clients will be asking for this season.

— Loren Savini, Allure, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of clients

Noun

Kulusich says she's witnessed other Disneyland patrons touch character actors or ask them inappropriate questions.

— Owen Carry, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026
The Buñuelian skeptic in me also shirks at Fried’s approving references to Diderot’s petite église invisible, the small hidden church whose members—painters, critics, curators, patrons—are the vision-gifted serious pursuers of art history.

— Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 14 Aug. 2026

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