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.

Synonyms & Similar 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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Examples of emigrate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Turini also found inspiration from being surrounded by people on set with ties to the city—Ingram herself was raised in Baltimore, while Portman’s family emigrated to the area in the 1800s. —Jamila Stewart, Vogue, 1 Aug. 2024

Author Gilles Perrault urged him to emigrate, but attempts to document his story or pressure Poland were thwarted by the secret police. —Leo Barraclough, Variety, 18 Aug. 2024

Her family was Spanish-speaking and had emigrated from Peru. —Ashley Andreou, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2024

Not Paul Fong, 76, who has worked at the restaurant with his wife, Nancy, 67, since emigrating from Hong Kong in 1973. —Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2024

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