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

Molis Augustave is among dozens of Haitian nationals expected to be placed aboard an Immigration and Customs Enforcement charter flight in Alexandria, Louisiana, and deported to Haiti on Thursday. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 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

More than 300 South Korean nationals spent about a week in a Georgia detention center before the South Korean government negotiated their release. — CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Pochettino hasn’t yet had success recruiting multi-nationals. — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Authorities can bar Chinese nationals from departing over export-control or technology-transfer violations deemed to threaten national security. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

The grace period also covers H-1B1 visas for nationals of Chile or Singapore working in a specialty occupation, and E-3 visas for Australian citizens working in a specialized professional occupation. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 11 Sep. 2026

Some 589 foreign nationals are among the missing, the NDRRMA said in their update. — Kosh Raj Koirala, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026

Müller expects this move to have much impact by hitting the discretionary budgets of wealthy Chinese nationals. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026