SOJOURNERS Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

sojourners

noun

plural of sojourner

as in loiterers

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Noun

Vandals quickly stripped it bare, from its electrical wiring to its rooftop mechanicals, and loiterers congregating outside its doors and in its parking lot sometimes numbered in the dozens during a difficult post-pandemic downturn for the Midway.

— Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 18 Mar. 2026

Definition of loiterers

Noun

For the wanderers Saint-Tropez rewards the curious as much as the party crowd—and the best way to explore is entirely on your own terms.

— Karli Poliziani, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2026
Designed to naturally decay over roughly a decade, these statues impress wanderers who seek them out.

— Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2026

Definition of wanderers

Noun

On the streets below, vendors are hawking bootleg merchandise as stragglers from the festivities color the sidewalks with blue-and-orange jerseys and hats.

— Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026
Saldaña, too, was at the party until the final stragglers began to head home.

— Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 30 July 2026

Definition of stragglers

Noun

View gallery - 9 images With its modest length of just 6 m (20 ft), the Mini tiny house could be a good fit for would-be nomads.

— Adam Williams July 23, New Atlas, 24 July 2026
Gerardo Olivares’ globe-trotting comedy sees various nomads and tribesmen move heaven and earth to watch the final between 2002 World Cup final between Germany and Brazil.

— Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 26 June 2026

Definition of nomads

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And with The Odyssey putting Homer's world back into the pop-culture spotlight, travelers inspired to plan their own Greek adventure now have one more reason to look beyond the islands.

— Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Official couriers carrying an imperial passport could exchange horses rapidly, allowing messages and travelers to move across the empire with remarkable speed.

— Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of travelers

Noun

McKinsey has found that companies leading in customer experience achieve more than twice the revenue growth of customer experience laggards.

— Jessica Wong, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
The energy sector and logistics companies that rely on fuel are likely to be the biggest laggards.

— Alex Harring,Sarah Min, CNBC, 21 July 2026

Definition of laggards

Noun

Despite the different sunglass trends that are out there—tiny sunglasses, cat-eyes, wayfarers—aviators continue to remain Aniston’s favorite.

— Samantha Sutton, InStyle, 22 July 2026
In high school, my friends and I became subway wayfarers, traveling in search of great high-school games.

— Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026

Definition of wayfarers

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