REACH Synonyms: 184 Similar and Opposite Words

reach 1 of 2

verb

ˈrēch

Definition of reach

as in to hand

to shift possession of (something) from one person to another would you reach me the potatoes, please?

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Relevance

as in to contact

to transmit information or requests to you can reach me by phone after 3:00 p.m. most days

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as in to affect

to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response the movie adaptation just didn't reach me the way the novel did

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reach

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noun

as in scope

an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends she's got a good memory, but critical thinking seems to be beyond her reach

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as in rank

usually reaches plural the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement there are still only a few women in the upper reaches of the profession

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as in expansion

a wide space or area a wide reach of woods

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of reach

Verb

Ancient Celtic druids would hold the celebration of Samhain — the precursor to Halloween — when the star cluster reached its highest point in the autumn night sky at midnight. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2026 Displaced Filmmakers Need More Than a Platform War and displacement continue to shape filmmaking across the Arab world, affecting not only the stories reaching screens but the filmmakers trying to build careers. — Essie Assibu, Variety, 24 Oct. 2026

Noun

For the past 15 years, Ishmael Butler and his cast of collaborators have drifted further and further into the outer reaches, deconstructing and reassembling hip-hop, jazz, and kosmische conventions into sprawling, proggy rhapsodies. — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026 Getting a snack from a vending machine is effortless, while buying original art often feels out of reach. — Chase Jordan october 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reach

Recent Examples of Synonyms for reach

Verb

Ingrid spotted my car, greeted me with a big hug, and handed me a glass of white wine.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
Queen Camilla, who wears the midi and maxidresses, took her admiration for Me+Em a step further, handing the brand a Royal Warrant as an official supplier of clothing and accessories to the royal household.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of hand

Verb

Loofe’s mother Susie Loofe wrote on Facebook that her family had been contacted by at least 100 production companies looking to make a documentary about the murder before putting their trust in Imagine Documentaries.

— Samantha Bergeson, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
Chavez contacted an inmate at the prison who worked for Buchanan.

— Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of contact

Verb

Smiling can affect brain chemicals that are associated with positive feelings including endorphins, dopamine and serotonin.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
El Niño is a climate pattern characterized by warmer waters in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean that spur changes in the atmosphere that can affect weather around the world.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of affect

Noun

By understanding the true scope of the risks their company faces, business owners can fill the gaps in their coverage so unexpected incidents don’t lead to major financial losses.

— Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
In world scope of cinema, the fanfic-to-mainstream film is still in its infancy.

— Emily Maskell, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of scope

Noun

The Valkyries made history in their inaugural season, becoming the first WNBA expansion team to reach the playoffs in its debut year.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Scaling hypersonic composites The expansion comes alongside a broader push to strengthen the US industrial base for hypersonic systems.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of expansion

Verb

Adebayo could pass Haslem to become the Heat’s all-time leading rebounder on Wednesday when the Heat takes on the Hawks in Atlanta.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
Since 2022, when the law passed, enrollment in community colleges has grown by twenty-seven thousand.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of pass

Verb

Ironically, these uninsured Americans may be helping drive the cost of health care even higher, fueling a cycle in which health insurance gets more expensive, forcing more people to drop coverage.

— Alana Semuels, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
Why concert tickets keep getting more expensive Artists, promoters, venues, and ticketing platforms all take a cut of each ticket.

— James LaForge, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026