Synonyms of nationals

nationals

noun

plural of national

as in citizens

a person who owes allegiance to a government and is protected by it

recommended that foreign nationals living in the region evacuate immediately

Synonyms & Similar Words

• citizens
• residents
• subjects
• freemen
• inhabitants
• countrymen
• natives
• compatriots
• nonimmigrants

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• aliens
• foreigners
• strangers
• immigrants
• noncitizens
• nonnatives

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nationals

And Section 702 of FISA, which allows intelligence agencies to conduct warrantless spying on foreign nationals, expired in June. — Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026

The men – identified only as British nationals between the ages of 23 and 25 and from London area – were quickly released on bail with police confirming no explosives were found in three vans at the scene. — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026

Five British nationals, all men in their mid-20s, were arrested Sunday morning in an English village near the British air force base RAF Fairford on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act. — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

The men — all British nationals in their 20s, according to police — were released on bail Monday. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

Five men, all British nationals in their 20s and from London, were arrested in the early hours of Sunday on suspicion of explosives and terror offenses close to the RAF Fairford air base, which has been used by American bombers to strike Iran. — Jill Lawless, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026

In early 2025, federal agents intercepted several boats smuggling Chinese nationals to South Florida from the Bahamas, and one boat made it to shore, offloading 26 people from China in Coral Gables. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026

The two visitors were not identified by first name and last name initial, as is common in France, but only as German nationals. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Although the Mexican government does not require aspiring nationals to state their reason for acquiring citizenship, Carlos González Gutiérrez, consul general of Mexico in Los Angeles, believes the cause for the uptick to be political. — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026