Synonyms of planets

planets

noun

plural of planet

as in globes

the celestial body on which we live

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• globes
• worlds
• earths
• universes
• orbs
• spheres
• cosmoses
• balls
• creations
• natures
• microcosms
• macrocosms
• microcosmoses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of planets

Curated by Our Editors There are more subtle effects as well—such as gradual changes in the shape of Earth’s orbit as a result of the gravitational effects of other planets—that make this calculation difficult. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 17 July 2026

And typically, the extreme radiation around these stars totally strips the atmospheres from the planets orbiting them, so astronomers have wondered if planets orbiting these stars can have an atmosphere at all. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 16 July 2026

Looking at a red dwarf improves matters, since there’s less light overall, and planets are relatively larger compared to these small stars. — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026

The measurements provide insights into how planets are born from dust and pebbles, said Pontus Brandt, New Horizons project scientist at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

Although other researchers have found rocky planets in the habitable zones of their stars, this study is the first to clearly demonstrate the presence of an atmosphere, one that has existed for billions of years. — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 16 July 2026

Today, Uranus in Gemini will form a sextile to Neptune retrograde in Aries, marking the third of five interactions between these two generational planets. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026