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immigrants

NOUN

person from a foreign land

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alien foreigner migrant newcomer settler

STRONG

colonist outsider pioneer

WEAK

adoptive citizen documented alien incomer naturalized citizen undocumented alien

Antonyms

STRONGEST

citizen national native

WEAK

local

Example Sentences

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To avoid the economic effects of aging altogether would require implausible and rising numbers of immigrants, Manning said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

The Pew Research Center estimates that in 2023, before President Trump's crackdown on undocumented migrants, there were 14 million immigrants living illegally in the US.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Ibrahimovic, the son of immigrants to Sweden from the former Yugoslavia, was the Scandinavian dad urging his kids to ride bicycles to school.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

At the time, many Korean immigrants spoke limited English and relied heavily on Korean-language media for information.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

A roomful of immigrants smiled and shrugged at each other as we all made a lame attempt to follow along.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi