Synonyms for orbit
ˈɔr bɪtor·bit

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1. orbitverb

   Synonyms:
   tag along, circumambulate, launch

2. orbitverb

   A circular or elliptical path of one object around another object.

   The Moon's orbit around the Earth takes nearly one month to complete.

   Synonyms:
   circumambulate, tag along, launch

3. orbitverb

   To move around the general vicinity of something.

   The harried mother had a cloud of children orbiting her, asking for sweets.

   Synonyms:
   launch, circumambulate, tag along

4. orbitnoun

   The course of one's usual progression, or the extent of one's typical range.

   The convenience store was a heavily travelled point in her daily orbit, as she purchased both cigarettes and lottery tickets there.

   Synonyms:
   tag along, launch, circumambulate

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.5 / 8 votes

1. orbit

   Synonyms:
   revolution, path, circuit, sphere

   Antonyms:
   eccentricity, deviation, perturbation

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.3 / 9 votes

1. orbit, celestial orbitnoun

   the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another

   "he plotted the orbit of the moon"

   Synonyms:
   reach, sphere, range, domain, scope, arena, electron orbit, cranial orbit, area, compass, eye socket, ambit, field, celestial orbit, orbital cavity

2. sphere, domain, area, orbit, field, arenanoun

   a particular environment or walk of life

   "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

   Synonyms:
   study, compass, land, heavens, sphere, demesne, knowledge base, field of study, plain, empyrean, welkin, ambit, sector, range, scope, eye socket, field of operations, country, subject field, reach, flying field, subject area, vault of heaven, celestial sphere, expanse, area, force field, line of business, sphere of influence, theater of operations, battlefield, theatre of operations, orbital cavity, bailiwick, stadium, playing area, field of view, champaign, scene of action, theatre, battleground, airfield, knowledge domain, cranial orbit, world, electron orbit, playing field, theater, discipline, region, firmament, field of operation, field of force, sports stadium, bowl, landing field, subject, domain, field of honor, arena, surface area, domain of a function, field, field of battle, celestial orbit, athletic field

3. scope, range, reach, orbit, compass, ambitnoun

   an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"

   "a piano has a greater range than the human voice"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power"

   Synonyms:
   compass, oscilloscope, background, sphere, electron orbit, scope, ambit, range, stove, eye socket, kitchen range, setting, area, range of a function, orbital cavity, grasp, cooking stove, chain, mountain range, reaching, range of mountains, stretch, kitchen stove, chain of mountains, cathode-ray oscilloscope, mountain chain, image, telescope, reach, domain, cranial orbit, arena, field, celestial orbit

4. orbit, electron orbitnoun

   the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom

   Synonyms:
   reach, sphere, range, domain, scope, arena, electron orbit, cranial orbit, area, compass, eye socket, ambit, field, celestial orbit, orbital cavity

5. eye socket, orbit, cranial orbit, orbital cavityverb

   the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball

   Synonyms:
   reach, range, domain, arena, scope, eye socket, electron orbit, cranial orbit, sphere, compass, ambit, field, celestial orbit, orbital cavity, area

6. orb, orbit, revolveverb

   move in an orbit

   "The moon orbits around the Earth"; "The planets are orbiting the sun"; "electrons orbit the nucleus"

   Synonyms:
   go around, orb, revolve, roll, rotate

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1. go around

   orbit has a literal meaning to go around something or someone

   the earth orbits the sun

   Submitted by samanthi.nethali on September 28, 2020  

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1. orbitnoun

   Synonyms:
   orb, circular path (of a celestial body)

2. orbitnoun

   Synonyms:
   (Anat.) cavity of the eye

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "orbit":

   orbital, orbiting, track

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1. Nick Hague:

   We were violently shaken side to side, thrust back into our seats as the launch escape system ripped us away from the rocket, as all of that's happening, you're being shaken around, vision is blurry. I hear the alarm sounding and see the red light where the engine has had an emergency. I had the vivid realization we aren't making it to orbit today, we've been pulled off rocket and we have to land.

2. Paul Crowther:

   Once again, our work demonstrates that, despite being in orbit for over 25 years, there are some areas of science for which Hubble is still uniquely capable.

3. Brandon Vessey:

   What we learn will inform how future exploration missions beyond low-Earth orbit are performed. This will help ensure that our astronaut crews can work effectively through challenges unique to long-duration spaceflight, including communication delays.

4. Lindley Johnson:

   DART would be NASA's first mission to demonstrate what's known as the kinetic impactor technique -- striking the asteroid to shift its orbit -- to defend against a potential future asteroid impact, this approval step advances the project toward an historic test with a non-threatening small asteroid.

5. One Western diplomat in Ankara:

   People are realising more and more that Russia is a lost cause and that we need to find more allies to the east and south. Turkey is number one, russia is drawing Turkey into its orbit, and if it's not stopped now, then it may be too late.