IMMIGRANTS Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

immigrants

noun

plural of immigrant

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one that leaves one place to settle in another America was founded by immigrants and they have been its lifeblood ever since

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Recent Examples of immigrants The hospital is 2½ hours from the nearest big city, Bismarck, North Dakota, where immigrants fly in and are picked up by hospital staff for the drive down to Hettinger. — Evelio Contreras, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026 So would Hilton at least be an advocate for undocumented immigrants? — Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026 The Treasury Department says the new question is meant to keep immigrants lacking permanent legal status from taking advantage of refundable tax credits, such as the Earned Income Tax Credit or the Additional Child Tax Credit. — Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026 Saturday's event also marked a somber anniversary for the New York church, which was established in 1916 by Greek immigrants. — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026 These immigrants are at risk of losing Medicaid in October because of the Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill, according to a new analysis from KFF Health News. — STAT, 1 Oct. 2026 The death of the mother of three sparked protests and scrutiny over how federal officers are using force against both immigrants and protesters. — Silvia Foster-Frau, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026 Florida Hoxha, a senior attorney at the New York Legal Assistance Group, represented immigrants faced with potential eviction and was active in Westchester County politics. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026 The administration has repeated claims of targeting immigrants with criminal histories, but recent data suggests more than half of those arrested in July had not been convicted of any crimes and were not facing any criminal charges. — Heather Hollingsworth, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026

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The Coast Guard could not confirm Monday if the people on board were migrants because interviews with survivors had not yet been conducted.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
She was denied asylum under a Biden-era border policy that restricted eligibility for many migrants who crossed the southern border outside official pathways.

— Mick Krever, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of migrants

Noun

Baksheng leaves behind a family and then creates a new one with other Teochew emigrants at an inn run by a feminist daughter, Zia Lamgi (Li Sitong) who dodges a revolving door of suitors.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026
The decision could have broad implications for descendants of Italian emigrants, particularly in North and South America, where large Italian diaspora communities have ancestral ties to Italy.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026

Definition of emigrants

Noun

California’s system of water law dates back to the Gold Rush, when the state government promoted the extermination of Native people to make way for white settlers.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
The homeowner, Mahmoud Tubasi, told the AP that the soldiers initially brought him to his home but rioting settlers forced him to leave with his family in a military vehicle.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of settlers

Noun

After war broke out over religious and political differences in 1642, people had to flee when their villages became war zones, while other places were filled with desperate refugees.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Lamin has led a peaceful campaign supporting the right of Western Sahara to self-determination, a dream of Sahrawi refugees that has been frustrated for more than half a century.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026

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