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

Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has defended the repatriation policy as a diplomatic effort to find a long-term solution, saying Malaysia cannot host refugees indefinitely and Myanmar must take responsibility for its citizens. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

The government, unable and unwilling to check their most voracious citizens and appetites, failed to tame the frontier. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026

Syria is now navigating the gap between newfound political freedom and an economic recovery that remains frustratingly distant for ordinary citizens, many of whom are losing patience. — Tala Alrajjal, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026

The second half throws us into the other timeline, where Ari’s doppelgänger, known as Ibari, is a high-ranking undercover operative willing to disappear fellow citizens that pose challenges to the authoritarian government. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 28 Sep. 2026

The measure, called Amendment 6, seeks to protect Missouri’s century-old initiative petition process, a form of direct democracy that allows citizens to collect signatures and pass laws. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026

The rescissions would block $567 million appropriated for Health and Human Services programs for refugees, asylees and other non-citizens and $28 million for HHS research. — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026

The decision will aid states that seek to scrub their voter rolls and remove those who are not citizens. — Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

These are two examples of politicians' truths among a plethora of others that are really lies, distortions, deceptions and desecrations of the citizens' trust in them. — Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026