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

Many refugees continue to make perilous sea journeys on rickety boats to flee the violence. — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

More than 5,400 Rohingya refugees have fled by boat so far this year, with 540 reported missing or dead. — ABC News, 14 July 2026

In the 1930s and 1940s, postrevolutionary Mexico emerged as both an incubator of modern art and haven for European refugees, political exiles and other expats. — Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026

Furthermore, the refugees included both those initially targeted in the genocide as well as the perpetrators, after they had been removed from power, creating a tense situation. — Chinatsu Tsuji, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 July 2026

Our young lovers must leave their families and country, fleeing through the first of many doors as refugees. — Literary Hub, 14 July 2026

The project, which would also include community spaces and a village market tailored to support immigrants and refugees, was granted $5 million in May by the county to support its development. — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2026

Throughout the exhibition, the focus remains on the people who experienced the era firsthand — Union and Confederate soldiers, refugees displaced by war, and men and women who lived through both enslavement and freedom. — Brian Unger, CBS News, 12 July 2026

To be able to feel and touch the community of Cologne, and this person who suffered that ordeal and overcame it — and then managed to carry out the courage of her convictions with Ukrainian refugees. — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2026