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

Fulton County will continue to do all that is needed to assure Georgia citizens that our election process is fair and proper and to show that the attacks against it are baseless. — Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 7 July 2026

These clinical trials could provide a glimpse of hope for the citizens of the DRC that are battling one of the most serious Ebola outbreaks on record. — Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

As faith in the American Dream wanes and citizens struggle to afford everyday necessities, marketing fails to identify who this future is for. — Hunter Lacey, Allure, 7 July 2026

There is a clear desire among American citizens for reliable information that is relevant to their daily life. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 6 July 2026

According to Smith, citizens of East Florida even burned the leaders behind the Declaration of Independence in effigy. — Hank Tester, CBS News, 1 July 2026

But Trump responded by urging Congress to adopt through legislation the restrictions against allowing the children of temporary visitors or undocumented immigrants become citizens. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 July 2026

The proposal takes aim at Missouri’s century-old initiative petition process, a form of direct democracy that allows citizens to collect signatures to place policies on the ballot. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026

Monaco’s population of 38,000 is multinational, with only a fifth of the population actually citizens of the principality. — Philippe Magoni, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026