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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Source: Series / The Sopranos
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Trajectory and Path. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/path/trajectory
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