Synonyms & related words for exile

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of exile — including deportee, expatriate, expatriation, deportation, expellee, banishment. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to exile

Explore words related to exile — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include postexilian, exilic, expat, banished, reclusion, sojourning, flees, patriate. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for exile

Common synonyms for exile include deportee, expatriate, expatriation, deportation, expellee, banishment, deport, expulsion — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does exile come from?

The word exile breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: ex-, from Latin ex (“out, forth”); and -il, from Latin exsul (“wanderer, banished”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.