Synonyms for sojourn
ˈsoʊ dʒɜrn; soʊˈdʒɜrnso·journ

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1. sojourn

   To abide is to remain continuously without limit of time unless expressed by the context: "to-day I must abide at thy house," Luke xix, 5; "a settled place for thee to abide in forever," 1 Kings viii, 13; "Abide with me! fast falls the eventide," Lyte Hymn. Lodge, sojourn, stay, tarry, and wait always imply a limited time; lodge, to pass the night; sojourn, to remain temporarily; live, dwell, reside, to have a permanent home. Stop, in the sense of stay or sojourn, is colloquial, and not in approved use. Compare ENDURE; REST.

   Synonyms:
   abide, anticipate, await, bear, bide, confront, continue, dwell, endure, expect, inhabit, live, lodge, remain, reside, rest, stay, stop, tarry, tolerate, wait, watch

   Antonyms:
   abandon, avoid, depart, forfeit, forfend, journey, migrate, move, proceed, reject, resist, shun

   Preposition:
   Abide in a place, for a time, with a person, by a statement.

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1. sojourn

   Synonyms:
   rest, abide, reside, tarry, lodge, halt, stay, quarter

   Antonyms:
   migrate, move, wonder, depart, travel, journey

Princeton's WordNetRate this synonym:2.7 / 6 votes

1. sojourn, visitverb

   a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest)

   Synonyms:
   visit

2. sojournverb

   spend a certain length of time; reside temporarily

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1. sojournverb

   Synonyms:
   abide (temporarily), stay, tarry, lodge, rest, STOP, take up one's quarters, pitch one's tent, put up, take lodgings, have lodgings

2. sojournnoun

   Synonyms:
   stay, temporary abode

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1. List of paraphrases for "sojourn":

   stay, residence

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1. Albert Einstein:

   How strange is the lot of us mortals Each of us is here for a brief sojourn for what purpose he knows not, though he senses it. But without deeper reflection one knows from daily life that one exists for other people.

2. Mitchell Burgess:

   Our avian brothers are back to roost on the first leg of their annual sojourn south. Why them and not us Maybe it's because we humans are meant to be rooted in one spot.