USERS Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

users

noun

plural of user

as in addicts

a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally a person who started out as a user and is now a drug dealer as well

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Recent Examples of users The report notes the area is known by detectives to be a high crime area with multiple stray dogs and wandering drug users. — Rafael Escalera Montoto, Arkansas Online, 5 Aug. 2026 On Tuesday, social media feeds were flooded with users shocked after allegedly witnessing celebrity blogger Perez Hilton live-streaming acts of self-harm on TikTok. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026 Because Anthropic lacked a reliable way to verify users’ nationalities in real time, the company disabled both models worldwide within hours before gradually restoring access after negotiations with the administration. — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 4 Aug. 2026 WeChat Pay operates in more than 25 countries but mostly serves Chinese travelers rather than winning foreign users directly. — Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 According to Cohen, the internet has long been constructed around HTML web pages, which are designed to be intuitive for both users and developers. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026 Other social media users argued that the trailer was scary enough that theaters should warn audiences about the imagery in the clip before showing the full preview. — Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 21 July 2026 For example, several users have posted regular updates on a bill before the Legislature that aims to create more telework protections for state workers. — William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026 Where Heron feels restrained and almost surgical, Hornbill is shaped for users who want more contact with the handle, more leverage through the cut, and a stronger physical presence without moving into oversized tactical-knife territory. — New Atlas, 21 July 2026

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addicts

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Most of the dealers and suppliers who worked with Brun were addicts themselves, feeding an island ravaged by meth addiction since the 1980s.

— Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026
Describing themselves as a professional neighborhood watch group, former gang members and addicts are helping Venice residents clear encampments from their doorsteps.

— Laurie Perez, CBS News, 31 July 2026

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