Synonyms for

Migrating

Verb / ˈmaɪˌgreɪtɪŋ / Another word for migrating — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

The act of moving from one region or habitat to another, especially regularly according to the seasons or as part of a cycle.

Synonyms & similar words

transmigrate migrate traveling journeying relocating moving transferring roaming wandering drifting shifting flying fleeing emigrating transiting trekking leaving departing going exiting

Synonyms by register

Formal

relocating displacing transmigrating wandering

Informal

moving heading out on the move traveling

Literary

sojourning peregrinating voyaging

Antonyms

staying settling remaining rooted stationary anchored immobile

Common collocations

  • birds migrating
  • people migrating
  • seasonally migrating
  • wildlife migrating
  • data migrating
  • system migrating
  • internally migrating
  • globally migrating

Word family

noun migration
verb migrate
adjective migratory

Usage note

Often used for animals, but also for people moving from one place to another, especially in large numbers. Can also refer to the movement of data or systems.

Example sentences

  1. The monarch butterflies are migrating to Mexico for the winter.
  2. My family is migrating to a new state next month.
  3. The wildebeest migrate across the Serengeti every year.
  4. The birds are migrating earlier this year due to the warmer weather.
  5. The salmon migrate upstream to spawn in the fall.

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