Synonyms of exiles

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noun

plural of exile

1

as in expulsions

the forced removal from a homeland

the exile of French settlers from Nova Scotia resulted in the birth of the Cajun community in the U.S.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• expulsions
• deportations
• displacements
• emigrations
• migrations
• banishments
• dispersions
• expatriations
• diasporas
• evacuations
• relegations
• extraditions
• scatterings
• ejections
• transportations
• ostracisms
• dispossessions
• ousters
• ethnic cleansings

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• returns
• repatriations
• immigrations

2

as in refugees

a person forced to emigrate for political reasons

after being overthrown in a coup, the dictator spent the remainder of his life as an exile in a string of less-than-welcoming countries

Synonyms & Similar Words

• refugees
• émigrés
• emigrés
• expatriates
• deportees
• evacuees
• fugitives
• aliens
• expats
• patriots
• outcasts
• loyalists
• pariahs
• castoffs

exiles

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verb

present tense third-person singular of exile

as in banishes

to force to leave a country

with their conquest of the Moors complete, Ferdinand and Isabella next exiled the Jews from Spain

Synonyms & Similar Words

• banishes
• relegates
• deports
• transports
• expatriates
• evicts
• displaces
• expels
• excludes
• dismisses
• eliminates
• runs out
• ejects
• casts out
• kicks out
• excommunicates
• spurns
• rejects
• expulses
• dispossesses
• ousts
• ostracizes
• throws out
• repudiates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• receives
• repatriates
• admits
• accepts
• takes in
• naturalizes
• shelters
• houses
• harbors
• entertains