Synonyms of emigrate

emigrate

verb

as in to migrate

to leave a country or region to live elsewhere

—often + from

My grandparents emigrated from Hungary.

Related Words

• migrate
• relocate
• resettle
• move
• bail
• exit
• depart
• pull out
• peel off
• get off
• bail out
• walk out
• run along
• flee
• push off
• quit
• dig out
• push on
• pack (up or off)
• step (along)
• cut out
• begone
• escape
• take off
• book
• go off
• set out
• strike out
• go
• clear out
• shove (off)
• evacuate
• abscond
• get
• pike (out or off)
• sally (forth)
• vamoose
• clear off
• part
• scarper
• defect
• start
• bugger off
• fly
• buzz (off)
• get out
• run away
• bug out
• skip
• bug off
• decamp
• vacate
• retire
• forsake
• abandon
• withdraw
• go out
• step out
• desert
• scram
• retreat
• remove
• adjourn
• light out
• mizzle
• scat

Dissimilar Words

• remain
• stay
• immigrate
• settle
• come
• dwell
• abide
• arrive
• show up
• lodge
• turn up
• tarry

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of emigrate

Born in Kosovo, Morina emigrated with his family to Germany in the 1990s, before the war that would ultimately lead to the country’s independence. — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 16 Aug. 2026

Rising interfaith tensions and crime have driven many of the area’s Christians to emigrate, several said. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

O'Connor's great-grandparents emigrated from Italy and settled in New Jersey. — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Her maternal grandmother emigrated from the southern Campania region as a child, and married a Lazio man in Syracuse, New York. — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026

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