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

British authorities described the case as the first convictions of Iranian nationals under the National Security Act of 2023, warning that the verdicts underscored an ongoing threat from Iranian intelligence operations. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2026

The Franco brothers, who are Portuguese nationals, were detained and later formally arrested. — ABC News, 12 Nov. 2026

Washington had briefly suspended access by foreign nationals to Anthropic's Mythos and Fable 5 models in June before restoring it weeks later. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 11 Nov. 2026

Since January 1, Presidential Proclamation 10998 has suspended visa issuance to Afghan nationals and removed the exemption that had covered Afghan SIVs in a preceding proclamation. — Matthew Marcellus, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2026

British prosecutors charged two British nationals under the National Security Act in relation to the incident outside RAF Fairford airbase, with police saying the two were suspected of assisting Iran. — Natasha Bertrand, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2026

Police say the suspects helped more than 100 Vietnamese nationals obtain permits in 2024, many hoping to leave for Western Europe; Orbán’s party calls his brother a political prisoner. — Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 10 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