NATIONALS Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of nationals Many of the dozens missing in its environs were foreign nationals, chiefly Indian or Indian-origin pilgrims who were returning from, or preparing to make, the journey further into Tibet to Mount Kailash, a holy site for Hindus and Buddhists. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026 The Nepal Tourism Board said 261 foreign nationals have been rescued. — Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026 Dozens of missing foreign nationals were rescued on Thursday, and rescue crews are still feverishly searching for survivors. — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026 On this visit, he was accompanied by 10 other Americans and two Nepali nationals. — Arshad R. Zargar, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 Search and rescue operations remained underway in Nepal as well as part of China for 667 missing travelers, including 127 Nepalese nationals and at least 64 Americans, the tourism board wrote in its update. — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 That 2023 event saw Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups kill 1,195 Israelis and foreign nationals and abduct 251 people. — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026 This can affect foreign nationals’ abilities to bank, use credit cards, or even pay bills. — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 21 Aug. 2026 Section 702 allowed the government to sweep up communications of foreign nationals without first seeking a warrant to do so. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Aug. 2026

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citizens

Noun

In this small city, citizens were brought together by frustration over large, corporate health systems that can seem to put profits over patients.

— Noam Levey, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026
The national police and the army were helping, along with citizens, Thapa said.

— Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026

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