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 novel, reissued this fall, by McNally Editions, takes the form of a memoir by a German Jewish intellectual historian, exiled to New York.

— David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
The Greek monarchy was abolished in 1973, and Crown Prince Pavlos’ parents, King Constantine II and Queen Anne-Marie, were exiled from the country, only returning in 2013.

— Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026

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Ransoms were paid, with Carlos taking much of the $50 million himself, leading him to be banished from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.

— Air Mail, Air Mail, 1 Aug. 2026
Most of us reach for breezy linen pants and flowy maxi dresses during summer, leaving our denim banished to the back of the closet.

— Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 26 July 2026

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Shelbit hadn’t been licensed by VARA since 2025, while one of its owners was deported from the UAE in April.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026
Between April and July, 16,078 nationals mostly from Lesotho, Malawi, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Mozambique were deported through the country's Lindela Repatriation Centre.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

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On the other hand, Hull were relegated, as were Sunderland, with David Moyes at the helm in his only season there, although there were factors beyond merely the identity of the manager.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Hayes gives Valkyries spark Salaun was relegated to the role of spectator, but the Valkyries did not lack for scoring off the bench.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026

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