Synonyms of citizens

citizens

noun

plural of citizen

1

as in nationals

a person who owes allegiance to a government and is protected by it

conscientious citizens who regard voting as a duty as well as a right

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nationals
• residents
• subjects
• freemen
• inhabitants
• countrymen
• natives
• compatriots
• nonimmigrants

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• aliens
• foreigners
• strangers
• immigrants
• noncitizens
• nonnatives

2

as in villagers

a person who lives in a town on a permanent basis

claimed that the good citizens of the town were sick of high property taxes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• villagers
• residents
• inhabitants
• natives
• townsmen
• occupants
• burghers
• townspeople
• residers
• towns
• nationals
• habitants
• dwellers
• townies
• denizens
• townsfolk
• townswomen
• subjects
• suburbanites
• cliff dwellers
• urbanites

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• visitors
• foreigners
• noncitizens
• tourists
• guests
• aliens
• transients
• nonnatives
• gownsmen

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of citizens

Now the citizens of those donor countries are asking that question at home. — Jennifer Pahlka, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

Nothing else can be expected from a regime that killed at least 7,000 of its citizens to suppress protests earlier this year. — Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 2026

The deportations have been occurring for months and have sent hundreds of Mexican citizens to Honduras and Guatemala, one of the DHS officials said. — Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Hundreds of other voters were citizens of Canada, the Philippines, Jamaica, and Germany, according to the data. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 18 Aug. 2026

Participatory governance, like budgeting initiatives in Paris or Portugal, empowers citizens to make real decisions over public funds. — Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

The review was criticized at the time for comparing the United States to Denmark, a much smaller county that provides universal health care to its citizens. — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026

Eligible citizens can visit the registrar’s office during business hours before the new deadline to get their candidacy documents, the office said. — Charlie Borla, Oc Register, 11 Aug. 2026

In June, the Supreme Court affirmed that children born in the United States to parents who are unlawfully or temporarily present in the country are citizens at birth. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026