Synonyms for expatriation
Most common
exile deportation expulsion banishment out-migration emigration
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Exile
2. Emigration
Definitions
- n. 1
Voluntary migration from one's native land to another.
- n. 2
Forced expulsion of from one's native land to another.
Forms
- Plural
- expatriations → exiles, deportations, expulsions, banishments…
Example sentences
- exile It has been a long time since he went into exile.
- deportation Deportation and genocide are two different things.
- expulsion His expulsion from university was occasioned by his academic misconduct.
- emigration Togo is both a country of emigration and asylum.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| expatriation | steady | |
| exile | rising | |
| deportation | rising | |
| expulsion | steady | |
| banishment | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- exile2
- 9 letters
- expulsion3
- 10 letters
- emigration4, banishment3
- 11 letters
- deportation4
- 14 letters
- transportation4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (exile2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- expatriation