resettled

Found new home

Resettled is the past tense of resettle, meaning to settle again in a new place.

People are resettled after displacement by war, disaster, or government policy: Refugees were resettled in host countries across Europe.

The word can also describe voluntary relocation: After retiring, they resettled in a warmer climate.

displacement

refugees

People seeking safety elsewhere

expulsion · deportation · dispossessed · stateless · exile · asylum · dislocation · banishment · diaspora · repatriation

integration

adaptation

Fitting to new conditions

employment · language · culture · support services · orientation · reception · inclusion · cohesion · acculturation · belonging

migration

immigrants

Those settling abroad

naturalization · citizenship · visa · green card · sponsorship · quota · documentation · residency · permanent resident · immigration

newbeginning

fresh start

Opportunity to restart unburdened

new life · new chapter · hope · opportunity · future · home · roots · stability · permanence · safety

Categories
Opposites
stability of residence

resettledunsettled

Not yet resolved

uprooted · displaced · nomadic · homeless · rootless

direction of movement

resettleddisplaced

Shifted from proper location

uprooted · evicted · expelled · exiled · deported

Phrases
Family

resettle, resettling, resettlement, resettles, resettlers, resettlements

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