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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of migration

The vice president’s comments landed especially hard in a country where migration and xenophobia are both potent forces shaping national politics. —Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2025

Each era-ending crisis created a credible kind of drama: In real life, revolutions, reformations, migration, invasion, disasters, and so much else can reshape societies in fundamental ways. —Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2025

Indian migration expert Professor S. Irudaya Rajan, of the International Institute of Migration & Development, in Kerala, shares this concern. —Aakash Hassan, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Feb. 2025

About half of its revenue came from cloud and data-related services, such as cloud migration and building infrastructure for enterprise data collection. —John Kang, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2025