Synonyms of migration

migration

noun

as in relocation

the act of moving or being moved out of one place and into another

The family spent months planning their migration to a new country.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relocation
• emigration
• departure
• resettlement
• dispersion
• displacement
• evacuation
• exodus
• diaspora
• deportation
• expulsion
• expatriation
• scattering
• banishment
• exile
• transportation
• exiting
• relegation
• departing
• exit
• going
• parting
• leave
• quitting
• ejection
• extradition
• farewell
• decampment
• walking out
• decamping
• ostracism
• lighting out
• outgo
• leave-taking
• dispossession
• ouster

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• return
• immigration
• repatriation

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of migration

This interventionism bred instability and triggered mass migration from Africa and the Middle East to Europe, especially during the Syrian civil war in the 2010s. —Matias Spektor, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025

Here's why migration has shifted from record highs to record lows. —Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025

In contrast, Detroit saw the largest migration from Ohio, Florida, and Illinois. —Elyse Apel | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Jan. 2025

Infections tend to be more common in the spring and fall, when wild birds transmit it during and after their migration. —Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 31 Dec. 2024