stay over

VERB

lodge

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abide reside

STRONG

accommodate bestow board bunk canton crash domicile dwell entertain harbor hostel house locate nest park perch quarter rent room roost shelter sojourn squat station stay stop

WEAK

hole up put up

Antonyms

STRONG

depart go leave turn away turn out

WEAK

dislodge

VERB

remain

Synonyms

STRONGEST

continue endure go on hover last linger live persist prevail stand stop survive wait

STRONG

abide bide bivouac bunk cling delay dwell freeze halt hang inhabit lodge nest outlast outlive pause perch reside rest roost sojourn squat tarry visit

WEAK

be left hang out hold over hold the fort keep on make camp put on hold remain standing sit out sit through sit tight stay behind stay in stay put stick around

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease die discontinue go leave lie

STRONG

carry on depart hurry move

WEAK

forge

VERB

sojourn

Synonyms

STRONG

abide dwell inhabit linger lodge nest perch reside rest roost squat stay stop tarry vacation

Antonyms

STRONG

advance carry on continue depart go leave move

Example Sentences

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They’re like, “Let me get away from you. No, I gotta go to work. I gotta go to work. No, you stay over there.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

Although my parents loved seeing everyone, it was more fun for them to have just their 5 grandkids stay over at their place in Florida.

From Salon • Nov. 26, 2025

“Just with one condition: ‘We’ll trade him but make sure that he doesn’t come back, let him stay over there.’”

From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2024

I think my family should be happy enough that the bathroom is clean and there are fresh sheets on the bed when they stay over.

From Slate • Aug. 1, 2023

How Minerva refused to stay over with friends until the next morning.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

stay over

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