Synonyms for revolve
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To cause (something) to turn around a central point.
- v. 2
To orbit a central point (especially of a celestial body).
The Earth revolves around the sun.
Related words
- Word family
- revolver revolution
- Phrases
- revolve around
Forms
- Past participle
- revolved
e.g. revolved → turned, spint, orbited, wheeled…
Example sentences
- orb The orange alien is orb-shaped with 18 tentacles.
- rotate How long does it usually take to rotate tires?
By length
- 3 letters
- orb1
- 4 letters
- turn1, roll1, spin1, muse1, gyre
- 5 letters
- wheel1, orbit2, weigh1, whirl1, twirl1
- 6 letters
- rotate2, ponder2, gyrate2
- 7 letters
- agitate3
- 8 letters
- consider3, meditate3, ruminate3
- 9 letters
- circulate3
- 11 letters
- contemplate3
- 12 letters
- circumgyrate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (orbit2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- retourner