Synonyms of immigrants

immigrants

noun

plural of immigrant

as in migrants

one that leaves one place to settle in another

America was founded by immigrants and they have been its lifeblood ever since

Synonyms & Similar Words

• migrants
• emigrants
• settlers
• refugees
• émigrés
• foreigners
• aliens
• incomers
• in-migrants
• colonists
• out-migrants
• pilgrims
• expatriates
• deportees
• pioneers
• evacuees
• repatriates
• noncitizens
• newcomers
• defectors
• exiles
• relocatees
• squatters
• nonnatives
• migrators
• trekkers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• natives
• citizens
• residents
• nonimmigrants
• inhabitants
• nationals
• aborigines
• habitants

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of immigrants

Although without Netanyahu’s charisma, Eisenkot, the son of Jewish immigrants from Morocco, is widely regarded by voters as a man of integrity. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 18 Oct. 2026

The area's flooring industry has long depended on immigrant labor, and many families include a mix of citizens, legal residents, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients and undocumented immigrants. — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026

Hernández said the group wanted to use the platform to bring further awareness to the struggles immigrants continue to face in this country with an audience that notably skews more American than Los Tigres is accustomed to. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Rebels with a Cause is our way of honoring the generations who made history and allowed us—young immigrants—to create a kaleidoscope of what was happening in America in the 1960s and 70s and witness their revolution up close. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

Produced by Ben Shapiro’s The Daily Wire and Bonfire Legend, the pro-ICE action movie has since drawn protests and questions about why a beloved performer known for supporting immigrants would participate. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026

Ramirez, 43, who is the child of two Guatemalan immigrants, shared her own fears. — Mikayla Price, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

About 20 years ago, Hazleton passed the controversial Illegal Immigration Relief Act, which withheld permits from businesses employing undocumented immigrants and fined landlords who rented to them. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026

The country’s current immigration policies are controlled by people who believe that the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act, which ended exclusionary quotas against non-European immigrants including South Asians, needs to be rolled back. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026