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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Many refugees arrive with professional experience and degrees but end up unemployed or underemployed in survival-wage jobs to make ends meet.

From The Wall Street Journal

The kingdom hosts more than 2 million Palestinian refugees, who fled conflicts with Israel since 1948, and 500,000 refugees from other countries, mostly Syrians.

From BBC

Adult immigrants in most of the U.S. can only qualify when they fall into special categories—including refugees and people granted asylum—or after they have held green cards for at least five years.

From The Wall Street Journal

Shortly after the first Gulf War in 1991, the U.S. and its allies launched Operation Provide Comfort, a humanitarian relief mission to defend Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq.

From The Wall Street Journal

Unwra, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, said while the report stated Gaza was no longer in famine, the situation remained "critical".

From BBC