Synonyms of deportation

deportation

noun

ˌdē-ˌpȯr-ˈtā-shən 

as in expulsion

the forced removal from a homeland

the deportation of the Jews from Spain in 1492

Synonyms & Similar Words

• expulsion
• displacement
• migration
• emigration
• exile
• banishment
• expatriation
• dispersion
• evacuation
• relegation
• extradition
• diaspora
• transportation
• ejection
• ostracism
• scattering
• ouster
• dispossession

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• return
• immigration
• repatriation
• entry
• arrival

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of deportation

Now his mass deportations have created trauma and chaos in our communities, including unpredictable arrests, imprisonments, deportations and deaths. — Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026

Salazar, who is Cuban American, has been critical of the administration's deportation efforts in the past, but the ad marked a new distance the Republican put between herself and the White House just weeks before the midterm elections. — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026

And those deportations would occur as quickly as possible to avoid any judicial intervention that might stop them. — Richard Davis, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026

The ruling on Friday allows migrants to contest deportations to countries other than their place of origin. — Laura Romero, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026