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

In May 2025, Miller publicly demanded a dramatic increase in daily arrests, placing pressure on ICE leadership and expanding enforcement beyond immigrants who had been convicted of serious crimes. — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026

The policies come as an unprecedented number of immigrants held in Aurora have challenged their detention in federal court, prompting judges to repeatedly order their release. — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2026

The results in Doral — the largest swing in Miami-Dade County — are remarkable in a community of Venezuelan immigrants who fled a socialist strongman. — Teo Armus, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2026

With so many French basketball stars being the children of immigrants, and benefitting from government investment in youth programs, the country’s basketball triumphs spotlight success stories for national values that now appear in jeopardy. — Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2026

One of the most effective tools to prevent the unjust detention and deportation of immigrants is an immigration lawyer. — Glenn Formica, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026

Joshi said the high court’s decision could have an effect on immigrants like Siemionkowicz, who have been detained for long periods of time. — Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026

Kim, the daughter of Korean immigrants who attended Stanford and has a UC Berkeley law degree, entered the race with little statewide recognition but serious progressive bona fides. — Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

The exhibition celebrates these workers, many of them immigrants, through exhibits like the photographs of Robert Doisneau, who worked for Renault full-time from 1934 to 1939. — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026