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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While health and social care roles employ many of the Africans, job opportunities for those born locally, and refugees, can be hard to find.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Now hundreds of Africans and refugees have moved to the area.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

They also cite the potential for what is known as “chain refoulement,” when asylum seekers and refugees are sent by the third country back to the home from which they originally fled.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Experts have cited a flurry of obstacles, including voting for soldiers, for millions of Ukrainian refugees and people from occupied territories, as well as disinformation threats from Russia.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

So I set out with the other refugees for the Sudanese town of Pochala, not far from the Ethiopian border.

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