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

Bangladesh has urged the international community for years to help the country begin repatriation of the refugees to Myanmar, but the process is stalled. — ABC News, 8 July 2026

Most immigration experts agree that the EU’s asylum laws were a triumph of European cooperation and respect for the dignity and rights of refugees. — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 6 July 2026

With his visit, Leo followed in the footsteps of Francis, who made the plight of migrants and refugees a priority of his pontificate. — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026

Court bars asylum claims before refugees enter US Alito wrote another decision June 25 for a 6-3 majority that allowed the administration to turn back refugees at the border. — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 1 July 2026

As millions of Venezuelan refugees moved through Latin America, Tren de Aragua established criminal footholds along migration corridors, extending its reach into Colombia, Peru, Chile, Ecuador and eventually the United States. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026

The group traces the country’s history of xenophobic attacks back to 2008, when 62 people—including 21 South Africans, 11 Mozambicans, 5 Zimbabweans and 3 Somalis—were killed in riots targeting refugees. — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 1 July 2026