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exile

[eg-zahyl, ek-sahyl] / ˈɛg zaɪl, ˈɛk saɪl /
NOUN
deportation from a place
Synonyms
STRONG
banishment diaspora dispersion displacement exclusion expatriation expulsion extradition migration ostracism proscription relegation scattering separation
Antonyms
STRONG
inclusion welcoming
NOUN
person deported from a place
Synonyms
STRONGEST
expatriate fugitive refugee
STRONG
DP deportee nonperson outcast outlaw
WEAK
displaced person expellee person without country émigré
VERB
deport from place
Synonyms
STRONGEST
banish displace drive out evacuate expel extradite ostracize oust outlaw relegate
STRONG
dispossess eject expatriate proscribe transport
WEAK
cast out expulse turn out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
allow hold keep permit welcome
WEAK
import take in

Example Sentences

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How Tereza’s exile helps her countrymen isn’t quite clear, but I suspect it starts with giving someone younger her house and her job.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

"We know every stage of its history, from Napoleon's exile on Saint Helena right up to the present day."

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

After being shot, Camara spent 12 years in exile before returning to face justice.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

But then—after his scandal-plagued exit from Louisville in 2017 and during his exile in the Greek professional league and at mid-major Iona—the basketball world transformed around him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

Whatever had happened to Leo during his five days of exile, it had changed him.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan