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

His videos drew dozens of aspiring food truck owners, many of them immigrants like Ochoa, who entrusted him with their life savings in hopes of turning their dreams into a livelihood. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

But between two women of color, in this case the reporter and subject–both daughters of immigrants–articulation was unnecessary. — Rebecca Suhrawardi, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

The first emergency call about a detainee trying to harm himself came about a month after Camp East Montana — an immigration detention center in El Paso, Texas — started to house immigrants. — Perla Trevizo, ProPublica, 28 Aug. 2026

This son of Russian Jewish immigrants grew up in New Haven, Connecticut, where his father, Louis, owned a barbershop on Oak Street. — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

She is wounded, in this new book, by the carnage in Gaza, as well as by assaults on the rights of immigrants, the LGBTQ community, women, the poor—in effect, anyone who isn’t straight, healthy, and white. — Charles Finch, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026

Many were Central American immigrants who primarily spoke Spanish and had worked most of their lives taking care of horses. — Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

In January 2026, during Operation Country Roads, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and state and local law enforcement detained roughly 600 immigrants across West Virginia. — Ella Siegrist, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026

Born in Harlem to Caribbean immigrants, Belafonte achieved success in the 1950s – unprecedented for a Black singer and actor. — Monitor Reviewers, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Aug. 2026