Immigration Synonyms and Antonyms

ĭmĭ-grāshən
Departure from one's native land to settle in another
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. emigration
  2. migration
  3. colonization
  4. settlement
  5. exodus
  6. in-migration
  7. crossing the border
  8. change of allegiance
  9. transmigration
Antonyms:
  1. emigration
  2. exile
  3. defection

Words Related to Immigration

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Immigration Sentence Examples

  • The immigration of Jews from Russia was mainly responsible for the ineffective yet oppressive Aliens Act of 1905.

  • Does illegal immigration take jobs from citizens?

  • Immigration then ceased, and was not resumed until 1874.

  • In Aeginopsis a planula is formed by multipolar immigration.

  • The immigration from countries other than Portugal during the first half of that century was small, but before its close it increased rapidly, particularly from Italy.

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