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

For that sequence, the production recruited migrants through associations in Alicante to work as background actors. — Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026

Although a majority of migrants have voluntarily returned to Morocco, hundreds of children like Ismael are still living on the streets. — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2026

Albert Ramdin, secretary general of the Organization of American States, said while the hemispheric body cannot compel countries to keep undocumented migrants when their laws do not permit it, as in the case of the termination of TPS. — Gérard Maxineau, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026

However, figures released by the governments of migrants’ home countries put the total at about 178,000. — ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026

The backlash comes as anti-immigrant sentiments bubble to the surface in some parts of the country – despite the number of migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats falling to its lowest level since 2020, according to the Home Office. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

In the days immediately before the mass crossing, hundreds of migrants had swum from Morocco to reach Ceuta, which Spain's Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska acknowledged at the time. — CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026