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

In my experience, an early discovery effort on a platform migration turned up business logic—validation rules, data transformations, exception handling—buried in integration code for years because nobody had a cleaner place to put it. — Sanchet Pachpute, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

The city is presented instead as one point within a much larger system of movement, migration, geology, ecology, and human intervention. — Erin Parish, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

He was often referred to as chill, despite his large size and general dominance on the Brooks Falls during the salmon migration. — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 25 Sep. 2026

Five candidates are listed on the WHO’s website, including late entrant Maria Neira, a former director of the WHO’s environment, climate change, and migration division, who was nominated by Spain. — Helen Branswell, STAT, 25 Sep. 2026