Synonyms of refugees

refugees

noun

plural of refugee

as in exiles

a person forced to emigrate for political reasons

refugees began returning to their homeland after years of political unrest and war

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exiles
• fugitives
• aliens
• émigrés
• evacuees
• expatriates
• deportees
• patriots
• expats
• outcasts
• loyalists
• pariahs
• castoffs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of refugees

Research shows refugees and Kenyan businesses have also formed partnerships and supply chains linking Nairobi with camps such as Kakuma. — Vivianne Wandera, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Those who lived there came as refugees or migrants from Germany, Spain, Portugal, the Ottoman Empire, modern Ukraine—and perhaps even beyond; and the Ghetto’s story cannot be told except through their own. — Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026

The AfD also aims to segregate refugees and disabled children in schools and rework the curriculum to portray a more positive view of Germany's history. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 7 Sep. 2026

The focus on immigration, in a country where the centrist government's decision to welcome hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees a decade ago has fueled ongoing anger among many voters, has been a cornerstone of the AfD's success. — Anna Noryskiewicz, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026

In the last decade Germany has sheltered millions of refugees, mainly from Syria and other troubled countries in the Middle East. — Erik Kirschbaum, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Another pledge is to create separate schools for the children of refugees, to teach them the curriculum of their home countries. — Sebastian Shukla, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026

These refugees often had to adopt new roles in order to survive. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026

More than 6 million Afghans fled to neighboring Iran and Pakistan, but both those countries have kicked out nearly all their Afghan refugees in recent years—even Afghans who arrived back in 1979, during the Soviet invasion. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 31 Aug. 2026