Synonyms of emigrated

emigrated

verb

past tense of emigrate

as in migrated

to leave a country or region to live elsewhere

—often + from

My grandparents emigrated from Hungary.

Related Words

• migrated
• relocated
• resettled
• moved
• departed
• bailed
• exited
• stepped (along)
• walked out
• dug out
• pulled out
• defected
• packed (up or off)
• fled
• pushed on
• peeled off
• got off
• went off
• pushed off
• bailed out
• ran along
• parted
• cleared out
• cut out
• cleared off
• escaped
• buzzed (off)
• started
• quit
• set out
• sallied (forth)
• scarpered
• absconded
• got
• struck out
• went
• decamped
• booked
• evacuated
• vamoosed
• shoved (off)
• buggered off
• took off
• flew
• got out
• bugged out
• skipped
• ran away
• went out
• bugged off
• abandoned
• piked (out or off)
• stepped out
• retired
• forsook
• deserted
• vacated
• lit
• withdrew
• removed
• mizzled
• retreated
• scrammed
• scatted
• adjourned

Dissimilar Words

• immigrated
• remained
• stayed
• settled
• came
• arrived
• lodged
• turned up
• dwelled
• showed up
• tarried
• abided

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of emigrated

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

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

The house was converted into a hotel in 2018 by Tomás Álvarez Aja, a Mexican tech entrepreneur whose ancestors emigrated to the Americas from Asturias—a social class known locally as Indianos. — Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026

Her family emigrated to the United States when Chan was 13, settling in San Francisco’s Chinatown. — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026

Her family, who emigrated from the Congo, described her smile as warm and her demeanor as gentle. — Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026

The experience prompted Tokmak, who emigrated from Turkey on a full scholarship to Stanford, to leave her role as director of engineering at Scale AI to start Netic to bring AI to trade businesses like plumbing and HVAC. — Richard Nieva, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Some of his forebears emigrated before the genocide; others barely got out. — Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 19 July 2026