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

Sandy Dorsainvil, 49 Homeowner in unincorporated Dade Dorsainvil was at the TPS rally in Little Haiti soaking in the concerns for Haitian immigrants and describes herself as a community redevelopment specialist and cultural curator.

— Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
Despite a succession of last-minute extensions by federal immigration authorities, time appears to be finally running out for thousands of Haitian immigrants in South Florida.

— David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2026

Definition of immigrants

Noun

Driven by desperation, the migrants are gambling that the consequences of getting caught in Canada will outweigh the risks of remaining in the United States, the Mounties and human rights officials said.

— Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Vivas said migrants previously died in the attempt, with 60 bodies being spotted at sea in the last year.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026

Definition of migrants

Noun

The circumstances of Friday's events remained unclear, but Israeli media reports and interviews with local Palestinian officials suggested a group of settlers entered Tell and were confronted by residents fearful of an attack.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
This caused chaos and then the ‌Israeli military arrived and started shooting, along with ‌the settlers, Saifi told Reuters.

— Reuters, NBC news, 24 July 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

Noun

The village’s daily rhythms are ordered by the passing trains—until a train arrives from Pakistan loaded with the corpses of Sikh refugees, and the community is made to cremate the dead.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
Generations later, Palestinian refugees scattered through the region and around the world still keep the keys.

— Jane Arraf, NPR, 26 July 2026

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