SOJOURNED Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

sojourned

verb

past tense of sojourn

as in stayed

to reside as a temporary guest began their retirement by leisurely sojourning with friends and relatives scattered across the country

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Recent Examples of sojourned The young woman who sojourned to Oberlin College, where she was wrongfully accused of poisoning her classmates and beaten half to death, who raised her hands in defense of herself, then went on to grip clay and rock and chisel to re-create visions of justice. — Tyehimba Jess, ARTnews.com, 17 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sojourned

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The rest of the look stayed within the same whimsical, slightly off-kilter register.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026
The ones who stayed did their best to get back to some sort of normalcy.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of stayed

Verb

This past spring, the research team surveyed native bees at 26 forests across the Northeast, documenting the plants bees visited before any restoration began.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026
London — Soldiers in bright red uniforms and tall, black fur hats outside Buckingham Palace are a familiar sight for anyone who’s visited London.

— James Frater, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026