Synonyms of migration

migration

noun

as in relocation

the act of moving or being moved out of one place and into another

The family spent months planning their migration to a new country.

Related Words

• relocation
• emigration
• departure
• resettlement
• dispersion
• displacement
• evacuation
• exodus
• diaspora
• deportation
• expulsion
• expatriation
• scattering
• banishment
• exile
• transportation
• exiting
• relegation
• departing
• exit
• going
• parting
• leave
• quitting
• ejection
• extradition
• farewell
• decampment
• walking out
• decamping
• ostracism
• lighting out
• outgo
• leave-taking
• dispossession
• ouster

Dissimilar Words

• return
• immigration
• repatriation

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of migration

Usually the fields to hold that information already exist and simply went unused, so the fix is migration and editorial discipline, not a rebuild. — Jonathan Stewart, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026

As a child, Rebeca Quiñonez-Piñón wondered where monarch butterflies stop for a meal and a night's rest on their long migrations across North America. — ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026

Despite its stance on migration from the Middle East, Poland’s government was not isolationist during Duda’s time in office. — Nick Tabor, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Nov. 2026

The biennial’s recent Mediterranean editions—in Palermo, Italy, in 2018; Marseille in 2020; Barcelona in 2024—took on issues from migration to ecology, but they weren’t required to do much in terms of providing an experience of art. — Kristian Vistrup Madsen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026