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

The three foreign nationals were arrested in recent months, according to the DOJ. — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026

Wednesday's sanctions named Indian nationals Suniel Kumar Sharma and his wife Jaspreet Preeti Shahid as operating a large-scale maritime fraud network from their base in Chandigarh. — CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

The fast nationals don’t include Nielsen’s big data component, so the numbers are pretty likely to change some. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2026

Sunny Isles Beach is also known as a place where foreign nationals like to invest in American real estate. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026

The French courts do not have jurisdiction over the events that led to the deaths of the victims, who were not French nationals. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2026

Most of those killed — 54 of the 69 victims — were Spanish nationals. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

British nationals Mohmed Ahmad Abdulkarim and Nouman Essghir, both aged 24 and from London, were charged under the National Security Act, the Crown Prosecution Service said. — Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026

American nationals are among those who have come under attack while accompanying Palestinian farmers on their harvests. — Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026