IN-MIGRANT Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

in-migrant

noun

ˈin-ˌmī-grənt

Definition of in-migrant

as in immigrant

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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Recent Examples of in-migrant Since the 2020 census the city has lost over 20,000 residents; net domestic out-migration last year alone was over 6,000, only partially offset by 2,000 international in-migrants. — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2024

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Noun

According to immigration policy experts, English proficiency among the immigrant voting class is an indicator of an informed and engaged electorate free from outside influence.

— Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026
So how has Flavio Bolsonaro, a Brazilian immigrant who has been accused of corruption and money laundering and who violated a court order to surrender his passport, been welcomed to America?

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of immigrant

Noun

The exercise has already disproportionately disenfranchised the poor, migrants, religious minorities, women—and is bound to continue doing so.

— Asim Ali, Time, 24 Oct. 2026
Tens of thousands of migrants have left South Africa in recent months in one of the biggest mass exoduses in years.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of migrant

Noun

The resulting wars in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran, along with settler violence in the occupied West Bank, have stoked worldwide outrage, straining ties with Israel's closest allies and fueling a rise in antisemitism.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026
Viewers will learn about the fragile alliance between the English settlers and the Wampanoag people, and the conflict that set the stage for the earliest foundations of American identity, according to FOX Nation.

— Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of settler

Noun

Baksheng leaves behind a family and then creates a new one with other Teochew emigrants at an inn run by a feminist daughter, Zia Lamgi (Li Sitong) who dodges a revolving door of suitors.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026
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

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