DENIZEN Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

denizen

noun

ˈde-nə-zən

Definition of denizen

as in lover

someone who regularly spends time in a particular place one of those muscle-bound denizens of the gym

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as in resident

one who lives permanently in a place the polar bear is an iconic denizen of the snowy Arctic

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Recent Examples of denizen Hickey is the charismatic traveling salesman who preaches a distorted vision of salvation to the social misfits and leftist radicals in a dive bar in lower Manhattan, modeled on the denizens of a favorite O’Neill hangout. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026 Like the resourceful denizens of China’s rotten-tail buildings, the most successful leaders will be the ones who take their fate into their own hands instead of waiting for a new set of rules to rescue them. — Mark Leonard, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 In a primary field that looks to be crowded by denizens of the party’s left, a credible moderate could win the nomination and, if current polling is accurate, easily defeat a MAGA GOP candidate. — Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 Used to constant attention in Europe, these new short-term denizens of Athens enjoyed a refreshingly anonymous existence. — Tom Campbell, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for denizen

Recent Examples of Synonyms for denizen

Noun

The photographic record shows Wong arm-in-arm with numerous admirers, many of whom were her lovers.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
Llínas mugs the camera for laugh lines in the narration, rattles off a comically long list of Borges’ lovers, reveals halfway through that the score has been played, in part, off a toy xylophone.

— Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of lover

Noun

Every morning, before surfers paddled out, the longtime Venice resident described swells, winds and surf conditions to his followers, becoming for some the town’s trusted surf chronicler.

— Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Are staff members talking about residents in hallways instead of in private areas?

— Anna Roman, Charlotte Observer, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of resident

Noun

Jennifer Aniston is a fan of these classic sneakers, and so is our editor Ali Faccenda.

— Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
Just days after multiple outlets reported that Lady Gaga and her fiancé, Michael Polansky, welcomed their first child together, fans now know the baby’s name.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of fan

Noun

The film offers a portrait of a remote Salvadoran village whose inhabitants carry the memory of a massacre during the country’s civil war.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
The Strip had been largely obliterated in the war between Hamas and Israel, and most of its two million inhabitants were living in tents or in the ruins; images of human misery had flooded screens around the world.

— Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of inhabitant

Noun

The starting materials are usually the officer’s observations and the crash diagram, plus statements from occupants and independent witnesses about who was sitting where and what each person was doing before impact.

— Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026
The man — the driver and sole occupant of the car — was traveling north on Grand Avenue and veered off the roadway and through a guardrail, authorities said.

— Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of occupant

Noun

The 300 block of East Trade Street is frequented by patrons of public transportation, panhandlers and the thousands of fans attending events at the Spectrum Center.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 14 Sep. 2026
The supporters and patrons who had helped him pursue his dreams.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of patron

Noun

Sazan is a rugged place—strewn with rocks and tangles of trees, populated by a large colony of rats, and studded with bunkers built by the Marxist dictator Enver Hoxha to defend against an imaginary invasion.

— Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
In the special — watch a clip above — Morril tackles his worst one-night stand gone wrong, the dark humor of infamous assassinations, his bizarrely unorthodox war against rats, and more.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of rat

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