IN-MIGRANTS Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

in-migrants

noun

plural of in-migrant

as in immigrants

one that leaves one place to settle in another the recent flood of in-migrants has completely altered the state's cultural and political landscape

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Noun

Some immigrants requested more time before their next hearings, presenting evidence of having been defrauded by unscrupulous attorneys profiled in local news reports.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
According to Giselle Garcia, the program director of immigration nonprofit NorCal Resist, advocacy group Ring of Democracy approached her team and proposed a press conference in opposition to the termination of TPS for Haitian immigrants.

— Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of immigrants

Noun

The South African government is pushing for Africa-wide talks while seeking to manage the fallout over anti-immigration protests that have forced many migrants to leave the country and caused diplomatic tensions with some its African counterparts.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
On Monday, a plane with 147 Venezuelan migrants abroad took off from the Miami and landed in Anzoátegui state, CNNE reported.

— Rocio Munoz, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of migrants

Noun

As Jesuit missions and Spanish colonization took over the continent in the 16th century, mate was popularized across other countries and between settlers and natives alike to become the region’s largest export.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
During the incident, villagers came out of their homes to confront the settlers and a standoff ensued, with video appearing to show one of the Palestinians grabbing a settler’s weapon.

— Reuters, NBC news, 27 July 2026

Definition of settlers

Noun

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
González has witnessed the ties between Mexico and its emigrants abroad evolve over four decades, starting as a young consular officer in the administration of Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari.

— Alfredo Corchado, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

Definition of emigrants

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