COMPATRIOTS Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

compatriots

noun

plural of compatriot

as in citizens

a person living in or originally from the same country as another an appeal to all of his compatriots to come to their country's aid in its hour of need

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as in associates

a person frequently seen in the company of another doesn't indulge in the lavish lifestyle of his compatriots in the movie business

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Recent Examples of compatriots Instead, the comparisons are with Solo, lauded as the first true Star Wars flop, earning, at best, 40% of its compatriots with a $392 million haul. —

Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026 Czech compatriots Radek Štěpánek and Nicole Vaidišová have a long history. —

Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026 Nemes doesn’t even do much speculating about who might have betrayed Moulin and his compatriots, which remains a matter of some debate in France. —

Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026 Hollander plays a vicious Irish mobster hell bent on seizing the palatial estate Reno has dedicated his life to protect after its heir runs afoul of his compatriots abroad. —

Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 May 2026 The Germany Bundesliga official will be assisted by compatriots Jan Seidel and Rafael Foltyn, while Bastian Dankert has been appointed as video assistant referee (VAR) and Sandro Scharer of Switzerland has been named fourth official. —

Ali Rampling, New York Times, 11 May 2026 While legal conservatives were developing theories of enhanced executive power, their political compatriots gained a congressional majority for the first time in decades. —

Gregg Nunziata, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026 This time the group will perform with its compatriots, the Danish National Girls’ Choir. —

Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026 This weekend, an Italian, Kimi Antonelli, won a Formula 1 race in Japan, while compatriots Marco Bezzecchi, the motorcycle racer, and Jannik Sinner, the Grand Slam tennis champion, won their own competitions. —

Andrew Greif, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2026

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Noun

In the name of fairness and competition, Europe has written laws that leave its citizens as the only people in the free world without access to the most advanced technology.

— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 14 June 2026
Smiling citizens and permanent residents wave American flags proudly holding up their documents, thanking Leal for his services.

— Syra Ortiz Blanes, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2026