Synonyms of orbited

orbited

verb

past tense of orbit

as in circled

to travel completely around

the moon orbits the Earth

Synonyms & Similar Words

• circled
• traversed
• encircled
• crossed
• ringed
• rounded
• circumnavigated
• circuited
• girdled
• circumvented
• compassed
• circumambulated
• perambulated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of orbited

The $496 million GRAIL probes orbited the moon in an extremely low orbit, coming within 30 miles (50 km) of the lunar surface at their closest approach. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2026

In fact, just one spacecraft, NASA’s MESSENGER, has ever orbited the planet. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 3 Sep. 2026

Instead, the museum included Pluto as one of the 300 icy bodies that orbited beyond Neptune in the Kuiper Belt. — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 24 Aug. 2026

Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the Moon while Michael Collins orbited overhead. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026

Meanwhile, Kirby’s kidnapping case orbited Charlie’s murder case like a distant moon. — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2026

The fact that celebrity landed upon him, plucking him from the obscurity of his mission to represent the burgeoning discourse on the disease, says more about the world that orbited him than his actions on the island or his own political nous. — Literary Hub, 20 July 2026