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

Chicago's beloved piping plovers are gearing up for migration. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026

South Africa has disputed the numbers, saying some of those deaths were connected to crimes like robberies and not migration protests. — ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026

However, there is another, slower and more insidious evacuation taking place, and that is the steady migration from rural areas all around the world to burgeoning cities, which now host more than half the world’s population. — John Vaillant, Time, 8 Aug. 2026

Burke attributed the enrollment decline to local demographic shifts, changing migration patterns, high cost of living and a national birth rate decline. — Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026