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

Driven by desperation, the migrants are gambling that the consequences of getting caught in Canada will outweigh the risks of remaining in the United States, the Mounties and human rights officials said. — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 29 July 2026

Vivas said migrants previously died in the attempt, with 60 bodies being spotted at sea in the last year. — ABC News, 29 July 2026

Although London recorded more births than deaths, and international migrants into the city outnumbered Londoners leaving the UK, the outflow was driven largely by people in their 30s and 40s, many with children, leaving London. — Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 29 July 2026

Earlier this year, calls for undocumented migrants to leave the country began growing louder, amplified by a movement called March and March. — Julie Bourdin, Christian Science Monitor, 28 July 2026

The ending of Temporary Protected Status for Haitian and other African migrants. — Melissa S. Johnson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026

Then there’s the fact that Nicaraguan migrants in the United States are a smaller and less powerful force than Cuban Americans, many of whom have lobbied Washington for decades to isolate and overthrow Havana’s leaders. — Ismael López, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026

More recently, the predominant migrants were Asians, Africans and Middle Eastern people. — Michel A. Ibrahim, Baltimore Sun, 25 July 2026