Synonyms of residents

residents

noun

plural of resident

as in inhabitants

one who lives permanently in a place

a resident of Atlanta

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inhabitants
• occupants
• tenants
• residers
• inhabiters
• citizens
• dwellers
• natives
• habitants
• denizens
• aborigines
• nationals
• newcomers
• émigrés
• villagers
• migrants
• colonists
• cohabitants
• settlers
• coresidents
• locals
• townsmen
• burghers
• subjects
• localites
• townies
• townees

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• foreigners
• visitors
• aliens
• nonresidents
• transients
• guests
• tourists
• refugees
• emigrants
• expatriates
• evacuees
• exiles
• defectors
• escapers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of residents

Leading a government delivering services for 70 million people will be a monumentally larger task with problems on a larger scale and facing issues foreign to a leader of a region with 3 million residents. — ABC News, 19 July 2026

Explosions were heard in Iran’s Bandar Abbas and on Qeshm Island, Iranian state-run news agency IRNA reported, citing local residents. — Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Money, 19 July 2026

Crutchfield said Midland covers a large geographic portion of the county but has no early voting location, requiring many residents to drive to Concord or the Cabarrus Arena to cast ballots before Election Day. — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026

The decision drew some criticism, with both residents and outsiders questioning why the community would celebrate such a tragic event. — Michelle Oliva-Espinosa, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026

As the risk of infection continues, Connecticut residents are urged to continue washing all produce in running water, scrubbing firm fruits and, to be safest, cooking produce to 158 degrees. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026

Knapp emphasized that the department would never contact residents to request bank information, PIN numbers or ask individuals to transfer money between accounts. — Miami Herald, 18 July 2026

Andrew Malick, who specializes in urban apartment construction aimed at moderate-income residents, agreed that the flat stated rents with the concessions essentially mean lower rents. — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026

For the longest time, the residents of Val Verde could not find a lawyer willing to fight the landfill enveloping their neighborhood in clouds of stench. — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026