Synonyms of expatriate

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noun

ek-ˈspā-trē-ət 

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

expatriate

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verb

ek-ˈspā-trē-ˌāt 

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

expatriate

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adjective

as in immigrant

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of expatriate

Noun

The numbers reinforced a growing belief among expatriates that the Colombian diaspora has evolved into a major political force. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 22 June 2026

Supporters of the initiative dislike an influx of expatriates from the neighboring European Union, and say Swiss infrastructure, housing, social programs, natural resources and way of life have been strained under demographic growth. — Jamey Keaten, Fortune, 10 June 2026

Verb

An August survey by Remitly found that having a better quality of life is the top reason Americans want to expatriate. — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025

During the ensuing chaos that followed, Charles fled the country, secretly expatriating to Europe. — Hazlitt, 18 June 2025

Adjective

Wolter, as quixotic expatriate Russian Countess Lily, channels peak era Carol Burnett in this raucous comedy duet. — Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 9 June 2026

His post oversees seven Western states and one of the largest Israeli expatriate populations in the world. — Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 4 May 2026

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