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

At the height of the border crisis, Hartman said agents sometimes encountered groups of up to 70 migrants moving through the underground maze. — Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026

The foreign minister told me that in the southern Mexican city of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, about 140 miles from the nearest Mexico-Guatemala border crossing, a tractor-trailer had crashed while carrying more than 160 Guatemalan migrants. — Ken Salazar, Time, 20 July 2026

Dinu’s reflections are intercut with stories from their past, memories of Varsha’s therapeutic work, and stories of the migrants and post-partition refugees who lived and worked at Tavoy. — Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026

Last year, migrants were repeatedly arrested at the building while trying to attend their immigration court hearings. — Brynn Gingras, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

The building houses several government offices — including the New York office of the FBI — and the immigration court where agents have carried out chaotic and sometimes violent arrests in the hallway as migrants leave hearings. — Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

Wilmarys Del Valle Manzano Solorzano pleaded guilty to conspiracy to smuggle migrants for financial gain and conspiracy to commit money laundering. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026

However, our calculations show that population growth in Florida, particularly from out-of-state migrants, has nearly stopped. — Matt Brooks, Fortune, 15 July 2026

The first center to receive the letter was Adelanto, in California, where four Mexican migrants died. — ABC News, 14 July 2026