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. President Barack Obama:

   She was even asked to double-check the computer's math on John Glenn's orbit around the earth. So if you think your job is pressure-packed, hers meant that forgetting to carry the one might send somebody floating off into the solar system.

2. Kevin Wagner:

   This is the first planet that we've found with an orbit that is comparable to that of the stars.

3. Kleomenis Tsiganis:

   Dimorphos, which means' two forms,' reflects the status of this object as the first celestial body to have the' form' of its orbit significantly changed by humanity — in this case, by the DART impact, as such, it will be the first object to be known to humans by two, very different forms, the one seen by DART before impact and the other seen by the European Space Agency's Hera, a few years later.

4. Tom Marshburn:

   People have problems on Earth, on orbit, we are one crew, and I think ISS is like a symbol of the friendship, cooperation( and) our flexible future of exploration of space. Thank you very much, my crew members. You are like my space brothers and space sister.

5. Christopher Kraft:

   We had a total of 15 minutes of manned spaceflight experience, we hadnt flown Mercury in orbit yet, and heres a guy telling me were going to fly to the moon. ... Doing it was one thing, but doing it in this decade was to me too risky, frankly it scared the hell out of me.