DENIZENS Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

denizens

noun

plural of denizen

as in fans

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

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as in inhabitants

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 denizens The news was first reported by Variety, but eagle-eyed social media denizens had already been sent into gossip overload after videos of Wilson following and filming Styles started to make the rounds over the weekend. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2026 This happens mostly through portraits of local denizens that are part of the show. — Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 5 Oct. 2026 Are any of them capturing its denizens with a compassion their subjects can’t themselves reciprocate? — Ryan Chapman, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026 Bay Area denizens will have plenty of games to choose from – and presumably more traffic than usual to deal with – this weekend as nearly every major team in season is set to play at home. — Jason Green, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2026 The 400-year span starts with the Lenape footpath and works its way up to today, when one of the last Bowery artists, Billy Sullivan, has painted the denizens as part of a massive installation of portraits. — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 25 Sep. 2026 Lawrence has spent plenty of time with students on Michigan State's sprawling campus, but he's also become a staple at meetings of residents — often farmers or other rural denizens — fighting data center proposals. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026 There’s a certain wavelength of hangdog humor that denizens of the former Soviet Republics seem able to tune into at will, and Georgian director Levan Koguashvili more than most. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026 Both Japan and Ethiopia have approximately 130 million denizens, but their dermatologist count is more than 7,000 and around 200, respectively. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026

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Noun

For the Bills fans, the store opening is bringing a slice of home and Upstate New York.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2026
Benjamin Satterley, known to wrestling fans around the world as Pac, died last month of bronchial asthma, the medical examiner’s office in Cook County, Illinois, confirmed Friday.

— Rudy Chinchilla, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Rugged island Flores, located in the southeast of the Indonesian archipelago, is one of a handful of islands in the world’s most populous Muslim nation with a Christian majority, with 80% of its two million inhabitants identifying as Roman Catholic.

— Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 22 Oct. 2026
The Montaukett, the original inhabitants of the Hamptons, were stripped of their land and tribal rights a century ago.

— Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of inhabitants

Noun

And so far, things seem to be operating smoothly — something local residents have grown to expect, given the high caliber of local elections officials and the careful oversight of political parties.

— Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
Cook County commissioners are looking to take a digital leap to help protect residents’ data from the grasp of immigration enforcement agents.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of residents

Noun

Dorothy recalls patrons hanging around the shop for hours, running her hands along a rainbow of silk ties, and picking up tailor pins with her cousins to pass the time.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2026
Throughout dinner, we’re interrupted by patrons ranging from Bessent—who stops by and offers a warm greeting—to a number of people who arrive in succession and appear to be gushing fans of the anchor, though Baier recognizes all of them by name.

— Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of patrons

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And the office has a history of being a political graveyard for its former occupants who have been frustrated in efforts to reach higher office.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
As the balloon and its occupants fell to the ground, the nylon envelope and the gondola separated, and the wreckage scattered over a roughly 100-yard area, parts of it blackened by the explosion and resulting fire.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of occupants

Noun

New research has also shown that reducing another signaling chemical, norepinephrine, in certain brain regions can decrease rats’ ability to learn from situations where expected rewards are less available.

— Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
People who live along the interstate in Ferndale say the road work has caused rats to flood into their neighborhoods.

— Julia Avant, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

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