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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Rebeca Moreno Jimenez, the lead data scientist at UNHCR's Innovation Service, told AFP that building cases faster and more efficiently can be "life-saving for many refugees".

From Barron's • Jul. 10, 2026

The war has also had far-reaching consequences abroad, filling camps in neighbouring Thailand and Bangladesh with an exodus of refugees, and creating fertile ground for transnational criminal enterprise.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

Tim's sister Sue Hull remembered him as someone who went "above and beyond" for others, exemplified by his housing of Ukrainian refugees.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

March & March activists often stake out the entrance of one of Durban’s public hospitals, according to charity workers and refugees.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026

With supplies shrinking and his men dropping, Cornwallis coldly started to force many refugees out of the town.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis