NONIMMIGRANT Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

nonimmigrant

noun

Definition of nonimmigrant

as in resident

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Recent Examples of nonimmigrant Federal authorities said Castaneda Negrete was admitted into the country in July 2001 on a nonimmigrant visa that was valid for no more than a year. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2026 Most of these applicants come from B-1/B-2, F-1 or other valid nonimmigrant statuses. — Raheel Sheikh, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026 The two Chinese nationals are Cham Li, 38, residing in California, and Jing Chen, 45, who is on an F-1 nonimmigrant student visa and resides in Tampa, Florida, the department said. — CBS News, 20 Nov. 2025 Apart from immigrant visas, a variety of nonimmigrant or temporary visas are available. — Mark Schlakman, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nonimmigrant

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Noun

Egan says no specific person appeared to be targeted and no formal complaints were filed, but residents called the police out of concern.

— DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
On Monday June 29, a bomb exploded on the doorstep of Yermolaiev’s luxury apartment in Monaco, gravely injuring the Ukrainian millionaire and shocking residents of the wealthy city state.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of resident

Noun

Aris and co-screenwriter Bane Fakih circle back and forth in time and depict a resilient city whose inhabitants have weathered a lot.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026
The inhabitants of rotten-tail buildings repurpose the old and improvise to find a way of surviving an economic storm.

— Mark Leonard, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

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