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

It’s loosely based on an actual Chilean colony where German expatriates tortured prisoners at the behest of General Pinochet. — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026

The Gulf states are home to several million Indian and Pakistani expatriates, and the region supplies much of the oil and gas on which both nations depend. — Michael Kugelman, Time, 26 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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