refugees

NOUN

person running from something, often oppression

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alien displaced person emigrant evacuee exile expatriate foreigner

STRONG

DP castaway defector derelict deserter escapee foundling fugitive leper maroon outcast outlaw prodigal renegade runaway

WEAK

boat person expellee homeless person stateless person émigré

Antonyms

STRONGEST

citizen national native

Example Sentences

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However, he said that Greece was protecting its borders, and added that European leaders were clear they would not repeat past "mistakes" by allowing in a "massive influx" of migrants and refugees.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

“My parents are Hungarian refugees from communism,” Hilton said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Restrictions on eligibility for asylees, refugees and victims of human trafficking under Section 10108 are expected to affect roughly 90,000 people per month — those already living at the margins of the margins.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Some Miami residents have objected to the location of Trump’s library, which is situated next to the city’s Freedom Tower, where hundreds of thousands of Cuban refugees were processed in the 1960s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

While I was a student at Syracuse University, I set up a foundation to help improve the lives of Sudanese refugees still in Africa, as well as Lost Boys who had moved to America.

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau