Synonyms of expatriates

expatriates 1 of 2

noun

plural of expatriate

as in refugees

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

• refugees
• émigrés
• expats
• exiles
• evacuees
• deportees
• fugitives
• aliens
• patriots
• outcasts
• loyalists
• pariahs
• castoffs

expatriates

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of expatriate

as in exiles

to force to leave a country

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exiles
• relegates
• banishes
• deports
• transports
• evicts
• excludes
• displaces
• casts out
• runs out
• eliminates
• expels
• kicks out
• dismisses
• ejects
• excommunicates
• expulses
• spurns
• dispossesses
• throws out
• ostracizes
• ousts
• rejects
• repudiates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repatriates
• receives
• admits
• accepts
• naturalizes
• takes in
• shelters
• houses
• entertains
• harbors

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of expatriates

Noun

The city’s gravitational pull operates differently, and more powerfully, for the billions in the Global South than for the few Western expatriates who fled at the first missile alert. —Bobby Ghosh, Time, 8 Apr. 2026

Flights in and out of the Middle East came to a near-complete stop, stranding residents, expatriates, and tourists alike, even as Iran struck the region’s most crowded cities and luxury hotels. —Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026

The first question treats the UAE as a lifestyle destination for expatriates and a parking lot for sovereign capital. —Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 17 Mar. 2026

The steep fee, enacted in 2015 due to surging demand among American expatriates seeking to avoid new tax reporting requirements, faced fierce opposition. —Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026

Images of a fire burning in front of an international hotel in Dubai or a strike within the grounds of Dubai International Airport grab international attention as tens of thousands of expatriates and tourists try to leave the country. —Paula Hancocks, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026

An Iranian diplomat was arrested in 2018, and later convicted, for supplying a couple living in Belgium with a powerful bomb that was supposed to be used in a terrorist attack targeting Iranian expatriates in France. —Colin P. Clarke, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2026

The Iran war has shaken Dubai’s status as a global wealth hub, as legions of expatriates scramble to escape and family offices and wealth managers reconsider their Middle East footprint. —Robert Frank,hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026

Following the news of Khamenei’s death, anti-regime expatriates in cities across Europe and North America staged rallies and celebrations, waving pre-1979 Iranian flags and voicing hopes that Khamenei’s death could accelerate political change in Tehran. —Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 2 Mar. 2026