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

But the lethality of deportation, an agent’s primary tool for punishment, deserves recasting. — Francisco Cantú, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026

After managing the rare crossing, the pair were jailed and faced deportation for entering Russia illegally. — Brian Melley, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

More than 30% of Hispanic Republicans also support increasing deportations of people who are in the country illegally as a policy priority, according to a 2022 Pew survey. — Cindy Carcamo, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2026

Now any chaos is on American streets, where violent and even deadly clashes have defined a deportation campaign that's designed to fulfill hardliners' goals of uprooting anyone in the country illegally. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026