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

Singapore’s passport offers citizens visa-free access to 192 countries, the highest number in the world. — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 July 2026

Local issue Republican Nicholas Reinecker and Democrat Curt Skoog both said that real property tax reform would need to be done at the local level with citizens attending meetings and running for office. — Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026

The state, by doing so little to equip its citizens, has ensured that many of them won’t even attempt the simple things that could save their lives. — Andrei Popoviciu, The Dial, 21 July 2026

On Tuesday, Honduran authorities confirmed that four of the five adults were Honduran citizens — Dias and Regalado and another married couple whose names have not yet been released. — ABC News, 21 July 2026

Now they are being flown to Bhutan - a country that still refuses to recognize them as citizens and expels them on arrival to India or Nepal. — Maansi Srivastava, NPR, 21 July 2026

In the past 20 years, the gap between the world’s most and least mobile citizens has widened sharply, the report notes. — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

Survey data showed that only around 35 percent of Polish citizens are satisfied with paying taxes. — Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

The second misunderstanding is that because of their strong welfare systems, citizens of Nordic countries lie around while collecting benefits. — Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 14 July 2026