SOJOURNERS Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

sojourners

noun

plural of sojourner

as in loiterers

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sojourners

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

There’s growing evidence, however, that some Tequesta stragglers may have stayed behind, or that some eventually returned from Cuba, joining other indigenous people in Florida.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
Duckett was waiting for the last bus of the day at Port Authority, watching as stragglers headed to the casino and the janitor cleaned up for the night, when the pressure hit a breaking point.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 19 June 2026

Definition of stragglers

Noun

View gallery - 7 images With its substantial size and lack of wheels or trailer, the Evergreen XL isn't a good fit for would-be nomads.

— Adam Williams July 12, New Atlas, 13 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

Noun

The New York Times European residents and summer travelers alike are searching for ways to stay safe and cool as the continent continues to swelter amid a series of historic heat waves.

— The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2026
Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, and Bill Paxton star as the space travelers with a great cast joining them on the ground, including Oscar nominee Ed Harris.

— Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 16 July 2026

Definition of travelers

Noun

These are not laggards so much as allies planning for a different war, and the alliance has no mechanism to decide which war comes first.

— Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
In a separate study on 1,000 companies across industries, including luxury, BCG estimated that about 57 percent of companies in the latter sector are AI laggards, with little implementation of the technology.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 7 July 2026

Definition of laggards

Noun

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
The thugs would insinuate themselves into the confidence of wayfarers and, when a favorable opportunity presented itself, strangle them by throwing a handkerchief or noose around their necks.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026

Definition of wayfarers

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.

Browse Nearby Words

sojourner

sojourners

sojourning

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Sojourners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sojourners. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of sojourners

noun

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

quid pro quo

Popular in Grammar & Usage

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Commonly Misspelled Words

Popular in Wordplay

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

The Longest Long Words List

Ten Words Ending with a Silent ‘T’

The Words of the Week - Jul 17

Popular

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

Games & Quizzes