English dictionary

exile

/'/E/gz/aI/l/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country

noun.person

Synonyms expat expatriate

Source: WordNet 3.0
a person who is expelled from home or country by authority

noun.person

Synonyms deportee

Source: WordNet 3.0
the act of expelling a person from their native land

noun.act

Examples
Men in exile dream of hope.

Synonyms deportation expatriation transportation

Source: WordNet 3.0
Forced separation from one's native country; expulsion from one's home by the civil authority; banishment; sometimes, voluntary separation from one's native country.

noun

Source: webster1913

expel from a country

verb.social

Examples
The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government's actions.

Synonyms deport expatriate

Antonyms repatriate

Source: WordNet 3.0
To banish or expel from one's own country or home; to drive away.

verb

Source: webster1913