Synonyms of migrants

migrants

noun

plural of migrant

as in immigrants

one that leaves one place to settle in another

we traced our family history back to migrants who came to this country seeking a better life for themselves

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of migrants

Another agent had shown him a photo of a half-dozen migrants jammed in a porta-potty to share body heat. — Francisco Cantú, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026

Abbott bused migrants from the border to Chicago, often without a clear destination or adequate clothing for harsh Illinois winters. — Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

Last year, federal agents arrested hundreds of migrants at immigration courts -- in some cases after their deportation cases were dismissed. — ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026

Many of the migrants were already in the process of getting a visa. — October 26, NPR, 26 Oct. 2026

The exercise has already disproportionately disenfranchised the poor, migrants, religious minorities, women—and is bound to continue doing so. — Asim Ali, Time, 24 Oct. 2026

Public sentiment toward refugees and migrants has also hardened elsewhere, creating a crisis for nonprofit aid groups. — Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Obama removed slightly fewer than 380,000 migrants a year during his second term. — Ted Hesson, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026