Synonyms of expatriate

expatriate 1 of 3

noun

as in refugee

a person forced to emigrate for political reasons

while in exile, the deposed king was accompanied by a small band of loyal expatriates

Synonyms & Similar Words

• refugee
• émigré
• emigré
• exile
• expat
• fugitive
• alien
• evacuee
• deportee
• patriot
• outcast
• pariah
• loyalist
• castoff

expatriate

2 of 3

verb

as in to exile

to force to leave a country

members of the deposed dictator's once-feared political party were expatriated as well

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exile
• banish
• relegate
• deport
• transport
• evict
• exclude
• run out
• expel
• displace
• cast out
• eliminate
• kick out
• dismiss
• eject
• ostracize
• excommunicate
• spurn
• oust
• throw out
• expulse
• dispossess
• reject
• repudiate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• receive
• repatriate
• accept
• admit
• take in
• naturalize
• shelter
• house
• entertain
• harbor

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• receive
• repatriate
• accept
• admit
• take in
• naturalize
• shelter
• house
• entertain
• harbor

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expatriate

3 of 3

adjective

as in immigrant

Synonyms & Similar Words

• immigrant
• foreign
• exotic
• alien
• introduced
• strange
• transplanted
• imported
• nonnative
• nonindigenous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• domestic
• local
• native
• indigenous
• born
• endemic
• regional
• aboriginal
• autochthonous
• original

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• domestic
• local
• native
• indigenous
• born
• endemic
• regional
• aboriginal
• autochthonous
• original

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