Synonyms of exiles

exiles 1 of 2

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
• expatriations
• dispersions
• diasporas
• evacuations
• relegations
• extraditions
• scatterings
• ejections
• ostracisms
• dispossessions
• transportations
• ousters

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

exiles

2 of 2

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of exiles

Noun

In his brutal eight-year reign, Amin was estimated by exiles and human rights groups to have caused the deaths of at least 300,000 people and expelled the country’s Asian population. — Andrew Fifield, New York Times, 30 July 2026

In hard years, Noe Terrebonne, the great-great-grandson of Acadian exiles, would do a bit of smuggling for Li Shan, the Chinese proprietor of a shrimp-drying platform on Bayou Andre, in the marsh north-west of Cheniere Disparue. — Literary Hub, 16 July 2026

In the 1930s and 1940s, postrevolutionary Mexico emerged as both an incubator of modern art and haven for European refugees, political exiles and other expats. — Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026

Many Latinos, including Cubans and Cuban Americans living in the United States, were in favor of this action, especially the old generation of Miami Cuban and Venezuelan exiles who have long supported the Republican Party. — Juan Carlos Albarran, The Conversation, 13 July 2026

However, the most pressing issue facing Tibetan exiles is the looming gap in leadership. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026

Miami has become a central hub for Venezuelan political exiles, migrants and business communities, making developments involving Venezuela especially resonant locally. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026

Is an invasion by Cuban exiles at the Bay of Pigs the next move? — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 20 June 2026

The estranged daughter of Fidel Castro has never entirely felt at peace here, in a city of exiles, despite being one herself. — Christine Armario, Washington Post, 19 June 2026

Verb

This practice exiles him completely from the realm of literary fiction; some might even question whether Patterson is really a writer. — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026