DEPORTATION Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

deportation

noun

ˌdē-ˌpȯr-ˈtā-shən

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the forced removal from a homeland the deportation of the Jews from Spain in 1492

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Recent Examples of deportation Under Lyons' leadership, ICE has mounted a massive push to recruit and hire thousands of additional deportation agents, thanks to $75 billion in funds provided by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. —

Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026 Surprisingly, a significant 44% of Latino voters support deportations, even as 70% of those surveyed oppose ICE tactics. —

Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026 That legal status, called withholding of removal, protects immigrants who face persecution in their home countries from deportation. —

Brooke Migdon, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026 The couple was beneficiary of Temporary Protected Status for Venezuela that shielded more than 600,000 Venezuelans from deportation. —

ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for deportation

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expulsion

Noun

In recent years, some of the settlers on those outposts have forced the expulsion and displacement of Palestinian communities following settler violence and harassment.

— Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
The student involved was later arrested and expulsion was recommended.

— Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026