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

The restaurant was loud, with photographers circling the art patrons like vultures.

— Eileen Kelly, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
The possible deal follows major Hollywood studios and streamers earlier circling the movie inspired by the biggest video game of 2025.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of circling

Verb

The limited-time offer allows New Atlas readers to secure early access to Narwal’s lowest October Prime Day pricing ahead of the official sales event, bypassing the need to wait for the crowded shopping period.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026
The external report said agents posted messages that included discussions about bypassing restrictions and interacting with their testing environment.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of bypassing

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About 25 years ago, then-NBA commissioner David Stern reduced the five-first-round-pick penalty imposed on the Minnesota Timberwolves for circumventing the salary cap in signing Joe Smith.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 Sep. 2026
But with this return being locked in and the principal untouched in a way that stocks and bonds can't offer, an account could be valuable for those savers who want to earn a predictable return while circumventing market instability.

— Matt Richardson, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of circumventing

Verb

The capsule failed to meet up with the orbiting lab, however; it got stranded in the wrong orbit after suffering problems with its onboard timing system.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Reliance on SpaceX Currently, SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule is the only operational US vehicle capable of carrying astronauts to and from the orbiting outpost.

— Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of orbiting

Verb

The growing range of treatment options marks a shift from seeking a cure to focusing on avoiding the disease entirely.

— Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 29 Sep. 2026
These are the transition costs buried inside the transformation of our energy and food systems, of avoiding those future degrees of warming.

— Stephanie Walton, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of avoiding

Verb

Dumas watched, charmed, his arms encircling his wife’s shoulders, and accepted an ice-cream sundae in a silver parfait cup.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
There are no bleachers, so spectators set up lawn chairs encircling the field.

— Kelenna Onukwugha, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of encircling

Verb

That also means more of the pipeline would be on his property to make up for what is not crossing his neighbors’.

— Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 30 Sep. 2026
And yet crossing the trillion-dollar mark is a remarkable achievement, whether or not AMD continues to straddle the border.

— Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of crossing

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