EXPATRIATED Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

expatriated

verb

past tense of expatriate

as in exiled

to force to leave a country members of the deposed dictator's once-feared political party were expatriated as well

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Recent Examples of expatriated By the early Aughts, Christopher Hitchens, Niall Ferguson, and many others had expatriated and joined America’s vast intellectual-industrial complex. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026

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The outlet notes that at the same referendum, male heirs of Italy’s last king (aka sons of the Savoy family) were exiled and barred from ever entering the country.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 20 Sep. 2026
Meaningful opposition is effectively nonexistent in Russia, with critics either barred, in jail or exiled abroad.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of exiled

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Now, after King Charles stripped her and Andrew of the titles of Duke and Duchess of York and banished them from Royal Lodge, Fergie is reportedly seeking a face-to-face meeting with Charles.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 21 Sep. 2026
In this charming graphic novel, the mischievous Norse god Loki gets banished to mid-Guard—AKA Earth—as punishment and must adjust to a month of life as an 11-year-old boy and document his journey in a journal.

— Kavya Dhillon, Parents, 19 Sep. 2026

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The majority of those deported so far – around 20,000 – were transported to Mexico, while others have been flown to Latin America, Africa, central Asia and the Caribbean.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 22 Sep. 2026
In July, an immigration judge ordered him to be deported, according to DHS.

— DORANY PINEDA, ABC News, 22 Sep. 2026

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There were a few families with tweens and teens, some of whom participated in kids’ club activities like scavenger hunts, whereas others relegated themselves to the set of computers in the lounge for long sessions of video games.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
Cottage cheese, once relegated to diet plates and grandma’s fridge, is now landing on top of pasta, inside pancake batter and blended into dessert.

— Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2026

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