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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"Those same parties sit here on the municipal council, and in the eight or nine years I've been a member I've never heard a single one of them talk about refugees."

From Barron's

On the edge of Haarlem was a truck farm that hid refugees for short periods of time.

From Literature

We all hoped it might be the Allies—from the refugees we had heard such terrible things about the Red Army.

From Literature

"We are forced to sacrifice and risk our very existence in this area so that we do not lose our land, our homes, our villages, and become refugees with nowhere to go."

From Barron's

They are also concerned it could trigger a new wave of refugees.

From The Wall Street Journal