Path and Trajectory

Path

Path noun - The direction along which something or someone moves.
Usage example: I tripped over a rock directly in my path
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Synonyms for Path

Trajectory is a synonym for path in orbit topic. In some cases you can use "Trajectory" instead a noun "Path", when it comes to topics like trail.

Nearby Words: pathway, pathless

Trajectory

Trajectory noun - The path followed by an object moving through space.
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Synonyms for Trajectory

Path is a synonym for trajectory in course topic. You can use "Path" instead a noun "Trajectory", if it concerns topics such as trail.

How words are described

long long path long trajectory
exact exact path exact trajectory
better better path better trajectory
similar similar path similar trajectory
Other adjectives: normal, specific, right, direct, fixed, current, original, proper, single, lower, new, possible, upward, different, longer, evolutionary.

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / From the Earth to the Moon In the books they only orbited, which was done by Apollo 8, and the free-return trajectory followed by the projectile is most similar to the path of Apollo 13.
  • Artillery Game Graphwar, where instead of directly controlling the angle or trajectory of your shot you type in a mathematical function which determines the path the shot takes.
  • Series / The Sopranos This particularly shows in his happiness that Meadow is on the path to a professional career, and his disappointment in A.J.'s... um... divergent... trajectory.
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Trajectory and Path. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/path/trajectory
Path & Trajectory. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/path/trajectory>.
Trajectory or Path. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/path/trajectory.
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