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

The lawsuit is different from previous legal action against the president -- first, in that the plaintiffs are ordinary citizens, shifting the focus from news gatherers to news consumers, and thus implying a much larger pool of stakeholders. — Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026

Israel does not allow most citizens to vote absentee from abroad, so many were expected to fly in, including thousands living in the United States. — Lia Lapidot Aaron Boxerman and Lia Lapidot, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2026

The 7,500-square-foot facility will provide, among other things, primary, intermediate and dentistry care for citizens. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026

Both the students and the European Union mission in Serbia urged calm and appealed to citizens to be patient. — ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026

One of the Mexican citizens has a lawful permanent resident card, while the other has a border crossing card. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

At their local town halls, citizens used the notebooks to record their anger and concerns about the state of France and the realities of their everyday lives. — Léo Keler, The Dial, 27 Oct. 2026

The citizens’ assembly recommends the state bear the full cost, which would involve far more than an income tax hike on high earners would generate. — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 27 Oct. 2026

Despite its shortcomings – and its failure to prevent dispossession and repression – Israeli citizenship has still been taken particularly seriously by Palestinian citizens. — Tamir Sorek, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026