Synonyms of expatriates

expatriates 1 of 2

noun

plural of expatriate

as in refugees

a person forced to emigrate for political reasons

while in exile, the deposed king was accompanied by a small band of loyal expatriates

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

expatriates

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of expatriate

as in exiles

to force to leave a country

members of the deposed dictator's once-feared political party were expatriated as well

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exiles
• relegates
• banishes
• deports
• transports
• evicts
• excludes
• displaces
• casts out
• runs out
• eliminates
• expels
• kicks out
• dismisses
• ejects
• excommunicates
• expulses
• spurns
• dispossesses
• throws out
• ostracizes
• ousts
• rejects
• repudiates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repatriates
• receives
• admits
• accepts
• naturalizes
• takes in
• shelters
• houses
• entertains
• harbors