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

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

In the context of Texas, these differences might not have mattered, since the Jews, like other citizens of the fast-growing state, were adept at absorbing immigrants. — Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

Launched in December 2025, the Tāmaki Taiao Alliance unites Māori and government stakeholders, philanthropies, corporations, and citizens—Indigenous and otherwise—to regenerate their city’s natural landscapes. — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026

These second- and third-tier citizens can’t hold certain public offices, are sometimes banned from serving in the civil service entirely and have more difficulty securing other essential documents. — Andrew Nachemson, The Dial, 22 Sep. 2026

Recordings from both parties, law enforcement and citizens, have served as objective evidence in other states when two different stories were told about a police interaction. — Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 22 Sep. 2026

The looming question is whether European leaders, institutions, and citizens can pivot swiftly enough so that the bloc can use its economic heft to take responsibility for its own security. — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Decades ago, these desires might have sent these ordinary citizens to their church or temple. — Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026

Many welcomed the response but some accused the government of being slower to act when its own citizens are killed. — Michael Rios, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026