Deport and Repatriate

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Deport verb - To force to leave a country.

Usage example: deported them back to their country of birth

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Repatriate is an antonym for deport.

Nearby Words: deportment, deportation, deported, deporting

Repatriate verb - Admit back into the country.

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Deport is an antonym for repatriate.

Nearby Words: repatriation, repatriated, repatriating, repatriable

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Repatriate and Deport. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 09, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/deport/repatriate

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