Synonyms of planet

planet

noun

ˈpla-nət 

as in globe

the celestial body on which we live

our collective responsibility to conserve the planet and its natural resources for future generations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• globe
• world
• earth
• universe
• cosmos
• creation
• sphere
• nature
• ball
• orb
• microcosm
• microcosmos
• macrocosm

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of planet

Those measurements could eventually offer a sharper view of changes occurring beneath and across the planet’s surface. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026

The agency is developing the Habitable Worlds Observatory, a future space mission with the goal of directly imaging Earth-like planets around nearby stars and identifying signs of life in the universe. — Don Figer, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026

And the planet continues to warm, allowing these pathogens to spread to more and more farms all over the world, including in the US. — Dylan Scott, Vox, 27 Aug. 2026

The team's research represents the most in-depth investigation yet into how matter escapes these protoplanetary disks and how this escape gives rise to different stages of planet formation around sun-like stars. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026

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