Antonyms for orbit
ˈɔr bɪtor·bit

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

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

   Antonyms:
   eccentricity, deviation, perturbation

   Synonyms:
   revolution, path, circuit, sphere

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1. • Environment

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms: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

How to use orbit in a sentence?

1. Phil McAlister:

   The private sector is technically and financially capable of developing and operating commercial low-Earth orbit destinations, with NASA's assistance. We look forward to sharing our lessons learned and operations experience with the private sector to help them develop safe, reliable, and cost-effective destinations in space, the report we have delivered to Congress describes, in detail, our comprehensive plan for ensuring a smooth transition to commercial destinations after retirement of the International Space Station in 2030.

2. Elwood Agasid:

   CAPSTONE is a pathfinder in many ways, and it will demonstrate several technology capabilities during its mission timeframe while navigating a never-before-flown orbit around the moon, cAPSTONE is laying a foundation for Artemis, Gateway, and commercial support for future lunar operations.

3. Walter Freeman:

   There is a little less than one total lunar eclipse per year on average, a lunar eclipse can only happen during a full moon, when the moon is on the opposite side of the Earth from the sun. But the moon's orbit is tilted a little bit compared to the Earth's, so usually when the moon is full, the Earth's shadow passes a little bit above or a little bit below it. This is why we don't have a lunar eclipse every month.

4. Ron Young:

   We see this as part of the commercialization of LEO (low-earth orbit). The idea of this Wi-Fi is now you’re bringing infrastructure service like you have on the ground or onboard airplanes, into a space environment.

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.

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