DEPORTED Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

deported

verb

past tense of deport

as in exiled

to force to leave a country deported them back to their country of birth

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as in acquitted

to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way deported herself with grace and propriety at the country club cotillion

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Recent Examples of deported An estimated 660,000 people have been deported in the past fiscal year, according to the Migration Policy Institute, short of the administration’s goal of 1 million annually. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026 One was deported to Honduras, despite concerns about the reach of Nicaragua’s government into neighboring countries. — Lynn Northcutt Vega, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026 French, the Republican railroad commissioner candidate who has been given $200,000 by Texans United for a Conservative Majority PAC, has repeatedly called for all Muslims to be deported. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026 Starting in 1942, the Nazis deported more than 100,000 Dutch Jews to killing centers. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 27 Oct. 2026 Emma wakes up every day not knowing whether she and her family will be deported. — Hannah Harshe, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2026 Into the early 1950s, recent Chinese immigrants with any potential Communist affiliation were detained on Ellis Island or deported to Red China. — Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026 In 2025, about 28% of the people deported were arrested inside the country, but by July of this year that had risen to 39%. — Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026 Following Wednesday’s court proceeding, Goncalves was transferred to ICE custody and is scheduled to be deported to Brazil. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026

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Karen would absolutely be a Catherine Zeta-Jones character who has been exiled to Arrakis following a particularly contentious divorce.

— Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026
Dahlan had previously been driven from Gaza by Hamas and was exiled in 2010 after a falling-out with Abbas.

— Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of exiled

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Democrats have targeted Paxton, who is benefiting from millions in outside spending, over corruption claims and his impeachment by the Texas Legislature, though he was later acquitted.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner earlier in October said that Lewis was acquitted in a previous murder case, blaming police misconduct for the outcome.

— Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of acquitted

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The Industry actress was banished from Season 2 of The Celebrity Traitors last week and has reflected on her experience on the Studio Lambert series in an Instagram post.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
Shortly after King Charles stripped him of his titles and banished him from his home at Royal Lodge, he was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in office.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of banished

Verb

None of them decided what was worth going after, recognized which opening justified the risk, or improvised when a target behaved in a way no playbook anticipated.

— Jay Kaplan, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026
Had one of the girls behaved that way, she probably would have been removed from the game.

— Jonathan Alpert OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of behaved

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Garver struggled offensively in Seattle compared with his time in Texas and was relegated to a backup role behind catcher Cal Raleigh.

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Instead, he’s often relegated to the role of good-faith interlocutor, trying his best to get to the truth of who Holmes and Evans are, the nature of their relationship, and their motivations for participating in this project.

— Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of relegated

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The Kings carried their 1-0 lead deep into the second period.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Some of the armed men and boys who fought police carried semi-automatic weapons and wore body armor, according to the report’s reconstruction.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026

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