rejoined

verb

past tense of rejoin
as in replied
to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction when I asked my daughter if she wouldn't mind picking up dinner on her way home from soccer practice, she rejoined, "Only if you wouldn't mind me taking out the pickup later tonight!"

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of rejoined At least one of those pieces is expected to be infielder Josh Smith, who rejoined Toronto on Sunday after a brief rehab assignment. — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026 Aaron Donald officially came out of retirement and rejoined the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday following months of speculation. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026 The Rams are prohibitive favorites by oddsmakers to win the Super Bowl after Donald rejoined the team Sunday following a two-year retirement. — ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026 But, as her clairvoyant predicted, their paths had rejoined for good this time. — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2026 Veteran execs Chelsea Barnard and Matthew Budman also rejoined the company as co-heads of film. — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026 Slade rejoined in 2015 when Rudd was forced to take an extended leave of absence. — Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026 Undrafted in 2021 out of Arizona, Williams will fill in minutes behind Steph Curry and De’Anthony Melton, who rejoined the team on a two-year, $11 million deal in July. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026 His father, former Benet coach Sean Wesley, has rejoined the program as an assistant. — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rejoined
  1. replied
  2. responded
  3. answered
Verb
  • The tweet was widely perceived by users who replied to this post as Hegseth body-shaming the instructor.
    — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Sonja Thrasher, Slotkin’s press secretary, said Hegseth has not replied to the letter asking him to confirm troops won’t be deployed to the polls in November.
    — ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of replied
Verb
  • Mamdani opened the news conference by expressing his condolences to the victims and their families and thanking the officers who responded.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Ziesel, 39, has not responded to numerous calls, text messages and an email with questions about his background, training and objectives for the workout.
    — Nathan Fenno, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of responded
Verb
  • The Athletic’s Jacob Whitehead, Oliver Kay, Cerys Jones, Conor O’Neill, Nick Miller and Sebastian Stafford-Bloor have taken a look at the window and answered a series of questions.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Choose the few recurring decisions where the stakes are highest—often hiring, promotion and capital allocation—and require the four lenses to be answered before the decision closes.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of answered

Browse Nearby Words

rejoinders
rejoined
rejoining
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Rejoined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rejoined. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of dissonant

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

A List of Most Commonly Confused Words

Why do we use apostrophes to show possession?

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

The Longest Long Words List

Stay Woke

Ye Olde Nincompoop: Old-Fashioned Words for 'Stupid'

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

Even More Bird Names that Sound Like Insults (and Sometimes Are)
See More

Popular

See More

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

The Longest Long Words List

Stay Woke
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
skateboard-dog-hat
Wordmaxxing Slang Quiz Give your vocabulary a glow up by getting sendy w...
See All