OUT-MIGRANTS Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

out-migrants

noun

plural of out-migrant

as in immigrants

one that leaves one place to settle in another most out-migrants cited the state's high cost of living as their main reason for leaving

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Noun

The government had checked a hundred and fifty thousand names against its files, actively monitoring immigrants and citizens alike, and deported at least seventy-eight people.

— Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
Born in Harlem to Caribbean immigrants, Belafonte achieved success in the 1950s – unprecedented for a Black singer and actor.

— Monitor reviewers, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of immigrants

Noun

Liberia’s Justice Minister Natu Oswald Tweh said at Tuesday’s briefing that the country has screened the list of migrants ahead of their arrival.

— Mark Mengonfia, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
On May 12, an employee at a Union Pacific rail yard in Laredo, Texas, discovered six migrants dead inside a boxcar.

— Luke Barr, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of migrants

Noun

Rabah told The Associated Press that two settlers arrived with a tractor at his home in Khirbet al-Rakeez in the southern West Bank on Saturday afternoon.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Israel's military has deployed dozens of troops to the area and has since pushed the settlers back from the homes.

— Reuters, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of settlers

Noun

The decision could have broad implications for descendants of Italian emigrants, particularly in North and South America, where large Italian diaspora communities have ancestral ties to Italy.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
González has witnessed the ties between Mexico and its emigrants abroad evolve over four decades, starting as a young consular officer in the administration of Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari.

— Alfredo Corchado, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

Definition of emigrants

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When refugees from Syria and Rohingya started coming to the United States, Ibrahim said UMMA started coat drives, food boxes for refugees, and offered rental assistance to those who needed a place to live.

— Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
The number of refugees admitted to the United States during the first 10 months of the fiscal year is on pace to hit its lowest level on record, according to a new analysis.

— Shalina Chatlani, Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 2026

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