Synonyms of emigrate

emigrate

verb

as in to migrate

to leave a country or region to live elsewhere

—often + from

My grandparents emigrated from Hungary.

Related Words

• migrate
• relocate
• resettle
• move
• bail
• exit
• depart
• pull out
• peel off
• get off
• bail out
• walk out
• run along
• flee
• push off
• quit
• dig out
• push on
• pack (up or off)
• step (along)
• cut out
• begone
• escape
• take off
• book
• go off
• set out
• strike out
• go
• clear out
• shove (off)
• evacuate
• abscond
• get
• pike (out or off)
• sally (forth)
• vamoose
• clear off
• part
• scarper
• defect
• start
• bugger off
• fly
• buzz (off)
• get out
• run away
• bug out
• skip
• bug off
• decamp
• vacate
• retire
• forsake
• abandon
• withdraw
• go out
• step out
• desert
• scram
• retreat
• remove
• adjourn
• light out
• mizzle
• scat

Dissimilar Words

• remain
• stay
• immigrate
• settle
• come
• dwell
• abide
• arrive
• show up
• lodge
• turn up
• tarry

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of emigrate

In the celebrated 2017 novel Pachinko, Min Jin Lee’s multigenerational saga about a Korean family who emigrate to imperial Japan, a pastor meets with a young couple, the Baeks, on the eve of their departure. — Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026

But emigrating or going to a big city, if everyone does that, then the area doesn’t have a chance to regenerate. — Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

My grandmother in Massachusetts, whose parents had emigrated from Poland, often welcomed us with a box of Entenmann’s danish twists during our visits. — Sean Carlson, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2026

The digital content marketer, who describes himself as a pacifist, says this was his second attempt at emigrating. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

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