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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Things to do 🧑‍🍳Famous chef Roy Choi traverses Los Angeles for lobster noodles and spicy tofu.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026
The canal traverses the Isthmus of Suez, which is the sole land bridge between Africa and Asia.

— Scott Spires, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of traverses

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Flit bypasses this by using aerospace-grade structural epoxies.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2026
Abu Dhabi is expanding a pipeline to Fujairah that bypasses the Strait of Hormuz, while some of its tankers are managing to slip through the waterway, helping ADNOC maintain and sometimes even exceed prewar flows.

— Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of bypasses

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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
Whenever the calendar comes out, Amanda Mendoza VanCleave circles the dates.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026

Definition of circles

Verb

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
The exhibit mostly circumvents contextualizing the architectural details of the office, and rather aims to explicate the man who worked within it.

— Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 26 June 2026

Definition of circumvents

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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

And the lichen also avoids non-bearing rocks like granite, sandstone, and quartzite, where its occurrence dropped to less than one percent.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026
For the record, my hunch is Notre Dame avoids the flat-tire game that’s dogged Freeman.

— Pete Sampson, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of avoids

Verb

Astronomers have discovered a new ocean world outside the solar system that orbits extremely close to its parent star.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 26 Aug. 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

Definition of orbits

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Once the inventory crosses that hard threshold, the law explicitly prohibits these routine limited drawdowns.

— Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
Pluto fails at this because its orbit actually crosses Neptune's, and it's accompanied by other Kuiper belt objects in neighboring orbits.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026

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