MIGRANTS Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

migrants

noun

plural of migrant

as in immigrants

one that leaves one place to settle in another we traced our family history back to migrants who came to this country seeking a better life for themselves

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Recent Examples of migrants Liberia’s Justice Minister Natu Oswald Tweh said at Tuesday’s briefing that the country has screened the list of migrants ahead of their arrival. — Mark Mengonfia, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026 On May 12, an employee at a Union Pacific rail yard in Laredo, Texas, discovered six migrants dead inside a boxcar. — Luke Barr, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026 The administration has defended the third-country deals as lawful, saying federal immigration law permits the government to remove migrants to willing third countries. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Six gang members have been convicted on charges that include kidnapping, extortion and torture in a conspiracy to smuggle baseball players and other migrants to the United States, with the crimes dating back as far as 2009. — Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026 Magnets for internal migrants and gateways for immigrants, such places tend toward heterogeneity, with spaces for marginalized communities—a pattern that is not just a characteristic of the modern era. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 17 Aug. 2026 The Tribune Editorial Board recently highlighted Cincinnati’s readiness plan, which anticipates attracting climate migrants in the decades ahead. — Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026 Roughly two-thirds of those workers are migrants, predominantly young women recruited from South Asia on three-year contracts. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 12 Aug. 2026 As the representatives of the global North’s industrial might bridge the same chasm that stands between today’s migrants and the United States, Restrepo considers the unequal flows of people and property between the Americas. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Across the country, immigrants have stayed home from work, kept children out of school and avoided stores, churches and other places that once anchored daily life.

— Maria Santana, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Hundreds of immigrants lawfully present in Connecticut are slated to lose their Medicare coverage by January, the latest federal cutback that’s spurred some lawmakers and advocates here to call for state intervention.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of immigrants

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But concerns about Israel’s ability and willingness to rein in the settlers remain even among evangelicals, who are among the staunchest Christian supporters of Israel.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Itamar Weil, an Israeli human rights activist from the group Bnei Avraham, said the army had threatened to use tear gas against the activists and forced them to leave, even as settlers remained in the valley below Qusra.

— Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of settlers

Noun

When refugees from Syria and Rohingya started coming to the United States, Ibrahim said UMMA started coat drives, food boxes for refugees, and offered rental assistance to those who needed a place to live.

— Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
The number of refugees admitted to the United States during the first 10 months of the fiscal year is on pace to hit its lowest level on record, according to a new analysis.

— Shalina Chatlani, Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of refugees

Noun

The decision could have broad implications for descendants of Italian emigrants, particularly in North and South America, where large Italian diaspora communities have ancestral ties to Italy.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
González has witnessed the ties between Mexico and its emigrants abroad evolve over four decades, starting as a young consular officer in the administration of Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari.

— Alfredo Corchado, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

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