CONSULTANTS Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

consultants

noun

plural of consultant

as in advisers

a person who gives advice especially professionally a consultant in public relations to a number of large corporations

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Recent Examples of consultants The panel of outside experts that met in July was selected by Kennedy's health department and included several doctors, pharmacists and consultants who work in the peptide field. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026 If California couldn't enforce basic travel and staffing requirements, who was overseeing the rest of the quarter-billion dollars paid to these consultants? — Tyler Horst, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 By 2045, the downstate Ameren area will need 8 gigawatts of batteries capable of supplying the grid for four hours to provide reliable service, consultants for the IPA and other state agencies said last month. — John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026 For accountants, attorneys, consultants and other professionals, AI can accelerate research, summarize complex information and assist with writing and other forms of communication. — Kaitlin Newkirk, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026 Even after Candle’s founding, the pair were retained by former Disney CEO Bob Iger as consultants. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026 One of the consultants, Denver transportation attorney Brett Butzin, billed almost $130,000 for flights in a single year while charging almost $600 an hour for his services. — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 10 Oct. 2026 The CoC board, which includes representatives of homeless services contractors, hired outside consultants to set up an emergency bidding process and score the applicants. — Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026 Some donors came away questioning spending decisions, particularly on pricey consultants and lavish events. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

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advisers

Noun

The trend that advisors and insiders seem to be talking about these days is how shoulder season is the new peak season.

— Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
During that time, military advisers from Hezbollah and Iran helped train Houthi commanders and combatants — and built up the group's ability to manufacture its own weapons, including drones and missiles, according to analysts.

— Dov Lieber, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

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