Synonyms of emigrating

emigrating

verb

present participle of emigrate

as in migrating

to leave a country or region to live elsewhere

—often + from

My grandparents emigrated from Hungary.

Related Words

• migrating
• relocating
• resettling
• moving
• exiting
• bailing
• departing
• defecting
• quitting
• parting
• fleeing
• escaping
• running along
• pulling out
• walking out
• stepping (along)
• pushing on
• getting off
• bailing out
• pushing off
• peeling off
• starting
• digging out
• getting
• booking
• cutting out
• shoving (off)
• evacuating
• taking off
• packing (up or off)
• buzzing (off)
• scarpering
• going off
• absconding
• clearing out
• sallying (forth)
• going
• flying
• clearing off
• vamoosing
• striking out
• skipping
• setting out
• buggering off
• decamping
• bugging out
• running away
• deserting
• abandoning
• getting out
• bugging off
• piking (out or off)
• forsaking
• vacating
• retiring
• retreating
• scramming
• going out
• withdrawing
• removing
• stepping out
• mizzling
• adjourning
• scatting
• lighting out

Dissimilar Words

• remaining
• immigrating
• staying
• settling
• coming
• dwelling
• arriving
• lodging
• abiding
• showing up
• tarrying
• turning up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of emigrating

That simple, honorable point about the dignity of emigrating remains painfully controversial in Dean’s home country and here. — Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

Cost of living and taxes ranked above political climate as the primary driver—cited by 68% of those open to emigrating, compared to 54% who named politics. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 June 2026

The fundraiser said Solomon was born and raised in Ghana, eventually emigrating to the United States, attaining a nursing degree from Samuel Merritt University. — Harry Harris, Mercury News, 8 June 2026

The Pelago Café’s story began in the region of Emilia‑Romagna, where both Amidei and Hitchmough’s fathers were born — both families emigrating to Highwood, Illinois in the late 1960s, where their daughters Ruthie and Mada were raised. — Gina Grillo, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026

No one wants to swim in that immense sea that has swallowed so many rafters since Cubans began emigrating after the arrival of Castroism in 1959. — Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026

Sessen Mengist is an Eritrean-American writer still reeling from the culture and temperature shock of emigrating from East Africa to the suburbs of Minnesota. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2026

Nearly 75% of young Bulgarians consider emigrating to other countries, according to a survey. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2025

Now, more Iranians are thinking of emigrating, a software developer said. — Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2025