IN-MIGRANTS Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

in-migrants

noun

plural of in-migrant

as in immigrants

one that leaves one place to settle in another the recent flood of in-migrants has completely altered the state's cultural and political landscape

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His videos drew dozens of aspiring food truck owners, many of them immigrants like Ochoa, who entrusted him with their life savings in hopes of turning their dreams into a livelihood.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
But between two women of color, in this case the reporter and subject–both daughters of immigrants–articulation was unnecessary.

— Rebecca Suhrawardi, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of immigrants

Noun

His announcement comes as Venezuelan migrants are encountering increasingly restrictive immigration policies across the hemisphere.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026
In addition to the refugees, most of whom are women and children, more than 1 million Ukrainians were already living in Poland before the war, primarily as economic migrants.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of migrants

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More than eleven hundred Palestinians in the West Bank have been killed either directly by settlers or by the Israeli security forces.

— David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
Captured in the 1967 Middle East war, the West Bank is home to 3 million Palestinians and 500,000 Israeli settlers.

— F. Brinley Bruton, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of settlers

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The decision could have broad implications for descendants of Italian emigrants, particularly in North and South America, where large Italian diaspora communities have ancestral ties to Italy.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
González has witnessed the ties between Mexico and its emigrants abroad evolve over four decades, starting as a young consular officer in the administration of Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari.

— Alfredo Corchado, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

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