CIRCUMNAVIGATING Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

circumnavigating

verb

present participle of circumnavigate

as in circling

to travel completely around the first ship to circumnavigate the globe

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as in bypassing

to avoid by going around we can circumnavigate the traffic jam if we take the next exit

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Recent Examples of circumnavigating The countdown clock is officially rolling at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where four astronauts are preparing to take off on the mission of a lifetime — circumnavigating the moon and returning humans to deep space for the first time in five decades as part of Artemis II. — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026 Superpressure balloons can last for months and travel long distances, potentially circumnavigating the globe, all the while reporting their position. — IEEE Spectrum, 31 Jan. 2026 Two hundred seventy-two miles of scenery are signposted by pretty blue and orange ribbons circumnavigating the island, representing the ocean and those ubiquitous mandarins. — Gary Shteyngart, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Nov. 2023

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Verb

Due to a combination of circling real estate developers and personal financial crises, the Pogues’ homes are under threat.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
The film premiered in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard section to rave reviews and a lengthy standing ovation before buyers quickly started circling and A24 emerged with the worldwide rights.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of circling

Verb

In 2020, Epic activated its own payment option inside Fortnite, bypassing Apple's payment system and its 30% commission.

— Jeffrey Kopp, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026
Regional tensions flare as Israel carries out drone and airstrikes in Syria and Gaza, while France and Saudi Arabia explore alternate energy routes bypassing Hormuz to blunt the risk of further disruption.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of bypassing

Verb

These memorable rail journeys - one in Canada, two in the United States - offer up incredible panroamas, city stops, mountains and forests, traversing long distances across the continent.

— Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Paul Anthony Kelly looks comfortable traversing both fantasies.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of traversing

Verb

The United Arab Emirates, meanwhile, has begun construction on a new pipeline that will run from the country’s oil fields to the port of Fujairah on the Gulf of Oman, circumventing the strait, the UAE announced in May.

— Max Zahn, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
Getting caught circumventing the salary cap isn't some slap-on-the-wrist offense.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of circumventing

Verb

Hera is en route to study the aftermath of NASA’s DART mission that intentionally crashed a spacecraft into a small moon orbiting a larger asteroid.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Some of Voyager 2’s biggest surprises came from the moons orbiting those planets.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of orbiting

Verb

Without more straightforward approaches from vendors, such as easily comprehensible privacy policies and avoiding inappropriate ads, monitors are dangerously encroaching into smart-TV-like territory.

— Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026
The key, according to both experts, is avoiding too much width around the face.

— Laura Solla, Vogue, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of avoiding

Verb

The zoning resolution for the Manhattanville extension explicitly forbids encircling any of the outdoor spaces with gates or fences.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 19 Aug. 2026
Finding a planet-forming disk of gas and dust encircling all three stars in a system is very rare, and finding a disk consisting of three rings with misaligned orbits is even stranger.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of encircling

Verb

Chavez delivered the animals to an undercover agent hours after crossing the border and was paid $2,600 in cash.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
The Road Ahead Stripe has agreed to buy a position in the path where AI money moves, and the price says the market now values that position above much of the traffic crossing it.

— Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of crossing

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