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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And that rate stayed above 1 out of every 1,000 for the next two seasons, CDC data shows.

— Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Edges stayed crisp with no false color, which is a common issue in cheaper refractors.

— Damian Peach, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of stayed

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The Athletic visited The Cardinal last week, and the build-out for the event — including grandstands and other infrastructure — had not yet begun, which would be highly unusual for a golf tournament less than a month out.

— Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Decades after artists like Pablo Picasso and Jean Cocteau visited the town, in 1953, John Steinbeck wrote an ode to Positano for an 1953 issue of Harper’s Bazaar.

— Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 4 Aug. 2026