Synonyms for satellite
ˈsæt lˌaɪtsatel·lite

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. satellite

   Synonyms:
   attendant, follower, subordinate, shadow, associate, hanger-on, second

   Antonyms:
   leader, principal

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1. satellite, artificial satellite, orbiternoun

   man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon

   Synonyms:
   planet, orbiter, artificial satellite

   Antonyms:
   inner(a)

2. satellite, planetnoun

   a person who follows or serves another

   Synonyms:
   major planet, planet, orbiter, artificial satellite

   Antonyms:
   inner(a)

3. satelliteadjective

   any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star

   Synonyms:
   planet, orbiter, artificial satellite

   Antonyms:
   inner(a)

4. satelliteverb

   surrounding and dominated by a central authority or power

   "a city and its satellite communities"

   Antonyms:
   inner(a)

5. satelliteverb

   broadcast or disseminate via satellite

   Antonyms:
   inner(a)

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1. satellitenoun

   Synonyms:
   moon, secondary planet

2. satellitenoun

   Synonyms:
   attendant, follower, dependant, retainer, vassal

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1. List of paraphrases for "satellite":

   satellites, satellite-based, weixing, space, qamar, moon, comoros

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1. David McNair:

   Botswana's civil registration statistics are over two decades out of date. At the same time the country is being photographed by satellite every 24 hours, these photographs could be used to understand where people are living in poverty, how crops are growing, where governments or donors need to make early interventions to avoid hunger and malnutrition.

2. Frank Kendall:

   We have been doing some things to try to address the problem. This is a serious problem for the country. It is not just missiles it is other things such as electronic warfare capability, anti-satellite capability – a number of things which I think that are being developed very consciously to defeat the American way of projecting power. We need to respond to that.

3. Nigel Sizer:

   There has been a lot of analysis and satellite data that shows there is so much land already cleared - a lot abandoned or very poorly used and managed that we could use to grow food on, we don't need to be clearing new forests to do this in Brazil.

4. Jonathan McDowell:

   I would say if we're carrying on doing what we're doing, we should expect to see in the next few years at least one major accidental satellite collision.

5. Steven Wright:

   Every now and then I like to lean out my window, look up and smile for a satellite picture.