Synonyms of citizens

citizens

noun

plural of citizen

1

as in nationals

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

conscientious citizens who regard voting as a duty as well as a right

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in villagers

a person who lives in a town on a permanent basis

claimed that the good citizens of the town were sick of high property taxes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• villagers
• residents
• inhabitants
• natives
• townsmen
• occupants
• burghers
• townspeople
• residers
• towns
• nationals
• habitants
• dwellers
• townies
• denizens
• townsfolk
• townswomen
• subjects
• suburbanites
• cliff dwellers
• urbanites

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• visitors
• foreigners
• noncitizens
• tourists
• guests
• aliens
• transients
• nonnatives
• gownsmen