And there came a famine in the country: and Abram went down into Egypt, to sojourn there: for the famine was very grievous in the land.
Source: tatoeba (7818030)
Sojourn
/ˈsoʊd͡ʒɚn/
Synonyms for "sojourn" (41 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (9)
Strong matches (12)
Noun(6 words)
Verb(1 words)
Related words (20)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: visit, abide, abode, duration, holiday.
- Sentence evidence is available for sojourn, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, wiktionary, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "sojourn".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "sojourn"
Keep "sojourn" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "sojourn" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "sojourn", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "sojourn" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
9 entriesMore specific
12 entriesexchange stayextended stayfigurative stayone month stayovernight staysemester abroadsemester lengthshort stayshort visitstopoversymbolic journeyweeklong stay
Collocations
9 entriesacademic sojournbrief sojourncity sojourncultural sojournextended sojournlong sojournshort sojournsojourn abroadtemporary sojourn
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
15 total sentences available.
And sojourn in it, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee: for to thee and to thy seed I will give all these countries, to fulfil the oath which I swore to Abraham thy father.
Source: tatoeba (7867873)
They said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.
Source: tatoeba (7908923)
We have watched the fortunes of eight successive human species for a thousand million years, the first half of that flicker which is the duration of man. Ten more species now succeed one another, or are contemporary, on the plains of Neptune. We, the Last Men, are the Eighteenth Men. Of the eight pre-Neptunian species, some, as we have seen, remained always primitive; many achieved at least a confused and fleeting civilization, and one, the brilliant Fifth, was already wakening into true humanity when misfortune crushed it. The ten Neptunian species show an even greater diversity. They range from the instinctive animal to modes of consciousness never before attained. The definitely sub-human degenerate types are confined mostly to the first six hundred million years of man's sojourn on Neptune.
Source: tatoeba (8877787)
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Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "sojourn"?
Closest matches include visit, abide, abode, duration, holiday.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "sojourn"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.