CIRCUMNAVIGATES Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

circumnavigates

verb

present tense third-person singular of circumnavigate

as in traverses

to travel completely around the first ship to circumnavigate the globe

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as in bypasses

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

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Recent Examples of circumnavigates Hassan Hakmoun and Adam Rudolph’s score circumnavigates the Mediterranean — a sea which touches Duato’s native Spain, North Africa, the Greek isles, Turkey, Syria, Israel and Gaza. — Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026 Learn about the native flora and fauna at the Seaside Nature Center, or borrow a free bike and cycle the Bike Loop trail that circumnavigates the park. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 Jan. 2026 Deserving a spot on every serious hiker’s bucket list, the strenuous 93-mile Wonderland Trail (usually a 10 to 14 day journey) circumnavigates the base of Mount Rainier, passing through a range of alpine and subalpine landscapes and showing off what makes this Washington’s most famous park. — Jd Shadel, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Mar. 2023

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This fourth full-length from the London jazz quintet traverses Black diasporic sound traditions — grime, reggae, Afrobeat — mulling over the question of how music so joyous can be rooted in histories of pain.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026
Reliever optimizes availability After taking his head out of the cold tub, Blubaugh traverses the bowels of Daikin Park.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of traverses

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By formalizing direct material corridors between Africa’s raw material producers and Asia’s manufacturing hubs, BRICS is effectively constructing an alternative supply network that bypasses traditional Western intermediaries.

— Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
Saudi Arabia closed its critical East-West pipeline that bypasses the Strait of Hormuz, after drones launched from Iraq damaged it, exacerbating oil supply disruptions at a time when the market is already tight.

— Sean Conlon,Chloe Taylor,Lee Ying Shan,Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of bypasses

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Our nearest planetary neighbor circles the sun in an almost perfect path, completing 13 orbits in 8 Earth years.

— Joe Rao, Space.com, 5 Sep. 2026
The job search can be a draining process, especially when applications go unanswered, AI hysteria circles the internet, and interviews end with little to no feedback.

— Alyshia Hull, USA Today, 28 July 2026

Definition of circles

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Saudi Arabia's crucial East-West pipeline that circumvents the Strait of Hormuz is pumping oil at its full capacity of 7 million barrels a day, according to a person familiar with the matter.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
Additionally, because the $50 co-payment circumvents Part D, the amount doesn’t count toward a beneficiary’s annual deductible or out-of-pocket maximum.

— Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of circumvents

Verb

In May, the Georgia Department of Transportation closed a major section of the road, which encircles the city of Atlanta and connects much of the greater metro area, sending both intra- and interstate traffic through the city.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
The paint color that encircles the wallpaper is important, but Chloe Redmond Warner says the bread should be the least exciting part of this sandwich.

— Kelsey Mulvey, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of encircles

Verb

That design avoids many mechanical components found in conventional cooling systems.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026
Aston Martin / Brough Superior Brough’s also doing its double-wishbone ‘Fior fork’ front suspension that separates steering and braking forces, and avoids diving.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of avoids

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Cancri e is a super-Earth that orbits its host star every 18 hours, and could be covered by a magma ocean.

— Alix Freckelton, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2026
The new definition of a planet, according to Nat Geo, is an object that orbits the Sun, is large enough to have become round (due to the force of its own gravity) and dominates the neighborhood around its orbit.

— Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 24 Aug. 2026

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