Synonyms for Reach
ritʃreach

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1. reach

   To reach, in the sense here considered, is to come to by motion or progress. Attain is now oftenest used of abstract relations; as, to attain success. When applied to concrete matters, it commonly signifies the overcoming of hindrance and difficulty; as, the storm-beaten ship at length attained the harbor. Come is the general word for moving to or toward the place where the speaker or writer is or supposes himself to be. To reach is to come to from a distance that is actually or relatively considerable; to stretch the journey, so to speak, across the distance, as, in its original meaning, one reaches an object by stretching out the hand. To gain is to reach or attain something eagerly sought; the wearied swimmer reaches or gains the shore. One comes in from his garden; he reaches home from a journey. To arrive is to come to a destination, to reach a point intended or proposed. The European steamer arrives in port, or reaches the harbor; the dismantled wreck drifts ashore, or comes to land. Compare ATTAIN.

   Synonyms:
   arrive, attain, come to, enter, gain, get to, land

   Antonyms:
   depart, embark, go, go away, leave, set out, set sail, start, weigh anchor

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1. reach

   Synonyms:
   extend, thrust, stretch, obtain, arrive at, attain, gain, grasp, penetrate, strain, aim

   Antonyms:
   fail, stop, cease, revert, rebate, miss, drop

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1. range, reachnoun

   the limits within which something can be effective

   "range of motion"; "he was beyond the reach of their fire"

   Synonyms:
   compass, chain, orbit, reach, range of mountains, ambit, range of a function, range, image, kitchen range, stretch, chain of mountains, kitchen stove, scope, reaching, mountain chain, grasp, cooking stove, stove, mountain range

2. scope, range, reach, orbit, compass, ambitnoun

   an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"

   "a piano has a greater range than the human voice"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power"

   Synonyms:
   compass, oscilloscope, background, sphere, electron orbit, scope, ambit, range, stove, eye socket, kitchen range, setting, area, range of a function, orbital cavity, grasp, cooking stove, chain, mountain range, reaching, range of mountains, stretch, kitchen stove, chain of mountains, cathode-ray oscilloscope, mountain chain, image, telescope, reach, domain, cranial orbit, arena, field, orbit, celestial orbit

3. reach, reaching, stretchnoun

   the act of physically reaching or thrusting out

   Synonyms:
   reach, stretchability, range, scope, stretch, arrival, reaching, stretchiness, stretching, ambit, compass, orbit, grasp, stint

4. compass, range, reach, graspverb

   the limit of capability

   "within the compass of education"

   Synonyms:
   clutch, compass, chain, appreciation, clench, orbit, reach, range of mountains, ambit, clutches, hold, range of a function, range, image, kitchen range, stretch, chain of mountains, kitchen stove, scope, clasp, reaching, mountain chain, grip, grasp, cooking stove, stove, mountain range

5. reach, make, attain, hit, arrive at, gainverb

   reach a destination, either real or abstract

   "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"

   Synonyms:
   wee-wee, take, put on, micturate, bring in, construct, chance on, come upon, draw, stool, cook, have, piddle, hold, chance upon, piss, polish off, constitute, run into, remove, discover, light upon, do, reach, earn, make believe, contact, collide with, get to, shit, hand, defecate, lay down, name, pass water, off, stimulate, make headway, progress to, create, crap, derive, take a shit, pretend, make water, gain, ready, gather, strive, establish, extend to, realize, make up, strike, get through, dispatch, accomplish, give, attain, relieve oneself, pull in, wee, induce, form, pee, benefit, make, strain, ca-ca, pull ahead, get, prepare, bump off, murder, advance, profit, take in, come across, get ahead, score, stumble, build, shoot, turn over, throw, slay, arrive at, pee-pee, tally, impinge on, reach out, spend a penny, pip, fall upon, pass, puddle, take a crap, rack up, clear, hit, produce, gain ground, nominate, acquire, achieve, come to, take a leak, touch, win, happen upon, get hold of, cause, urinate, work, fix, realise, seduce, pass on

6. reach, hit, attainverb

   reach a point in time, or a certain state or level

   "The thermometer hit 100 degrees"; "This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour"

   Synonyms:
   touch, chance upon, shoot, strive, dispatch, progress to, hit, rack up, pass on, attain, achieve, reach, light upon, fall upon, strike, arrive at, score, get hold of, make, get to, polish off, pip, collide with, gain, off, impinge on, give, slay, run into, happen upon, stumble, pass, come across, reach out, murder, tally, turn over, accomplish, contact, come to, strain, come upon, extend to, chance on, get through, bump off, remove, hand, discover

7. reach, reach outverb

   move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense

   "Government reaches out to the people"

   Synonyms:
   extend to, give, get through, touch, strain, gain, get hold of, accomplish, reach out, poke out, attain, progress to, hand, make, turn over, extend, strive, pass on, hit, arrive at, pass, achieve, get to, reach, contact

8. reach, get through, get hold of, contactverb

   be in or establish communication with

   "Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia"

   Synonyms:
   adjoin, touch, attain, seize, strive, progress to, wrap up, come through, hit, arrive at, pass on, make, finish up, reach, take, meet, get hold of, finish off, get to, polish off, penetrate, gain, mop up, fall into place, give, come home, while away, achieve, pass, clutch, dawn, click, clear up, turn over, sink in, accomplish, contact, reach out, strain, get across, extend to, get through, hand

9. achieve, accomplish, attain, reachverb

   to gain with effort

   "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"

   Synonyms:
   touch, chance upon, give, progress to, carry through, hit, arrive at, pass on, fulfill, attain, chance on, reach, fulfil, fall upon, extend to, strike, get hold of, make, get to, gain, execute, action, get through, happen upon, achieve, strive, pass, carry out, come across, reach out, turn over, accomplish, contact, strain, come upon, light upon, discover, hand

10. reach, extend to, touchverb

    to extend as far as

    "The sunlight reached the wall"; "Can he reach?" "The chair must not touch the wall"

    Synonyms:
    adjoin, touch, strive, disturb, progress to, rival, hit, arrive at, pass on, attain, pertain, match, tinct, concern, reach, stir, tinge, refer, meet, get hold of, make, get to, gain, impact, give, affect, achieve, pass, relate, touch on, equal, advert, reach out, bear on, allude, bear upon, turn over, accomplish, contact, come to, have-to doe with, strain, partake, extend to, get through, tint, hand

11. reach, make, get to, progress toverb

    reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"

    "We made it!"; "She may not make the grade"

    Synonyms:
    wee-wee, take, micturate, bring in, construct, draw, stool, cook, have, piddle, hold, piss, constitute, get at, do, reach, earn, make believe, contact, devil, get to, shit, hand, defecate, lay down, annoy, name, pass water, stimulate, progress to, create, crap, take a shit, pretend, make water, gain, ready, strive, nark, establish, extend to, rag, realize, make up, get through, accomplish, give, attain, relieve oneself, nettle, pull in, wee, induce, form, pee, make, strain, ca-ca, get, prepare, take in, score, build, vex, turn over, throw, arrive at, bother, pee-pee, gravel, reach out, spend a penny, pass, puddle, irritate, take a crap, clear, hit, produce, nominate, achieve, rile, take a leak, touch, get hold of, cause, urinate, chafe, work, fix, realise, seduce, pass on

12. pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, giveverb

    place into the hands or custody of

    "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"

    Synonyms:
    run, progress, perish, hit, give way, elapse, dig, feed, go past, make pass, lead, top, roll, put across, go by, flip over, draw, evanesce, bowl over, moot, afford, collapse, occur, die, dedicate, debate, impart, turn over, go, contact, spend, ease up, slide by, get to, hold, fade, hand, gift, render, consider, legislate, happen, egest, tip over, authorise, exceed, fleet, pass away, slip away, drop dead, overstep, relegate, move over, knock over, delve, transcend, gain, make it, authorize, founder, strive, devote, grant, establish, extend to, move on, devolve, cash in one's chips, kick the bucket, yield, contribute, get through, accomplish, give, fall out, attain, hap, slip by, march on, go on, tump over, sink, eliminate, croak, lapse, present, cave in, pass off, make, fall in, give-up the ghost, strain, return, blow over, apply, take place, generate, get hold of, expire, overhaul, pass around, chip in, throw, advance, go through, reach, open, communicate, submit, come about, choke, break, pop off, go across, cut into, overtake, travel by, arrive at, glide by, turn, deliberate, extend, circulate, reach out, distribute, decease, have, fall, pass, pass by, clear, exit, conk, excrete, buy the farm, pass along, achieve, upset, progress to, snuff it, touch, go along, surpass, guide, flip, overturn, leave, pay, consecrate, commit, sacrifice, kick in, pass on

13. strive, reach, strainverb

    to exert much effort or energy

    "straining our ears to hear"

    Synonyms:
    touch, strive, progress to, strain, try, hit, arrive at, pass on, attain, filter out, sift, reach, sieve, puree, get hold of, make, extend, get to, gain, give, distort, filter, separate out, achieve, endeavour, pass, deform, reach out, tense up, turn over, accomplish, contact, endeavor, tense, filtrate, stress, extend to, get through, hand

Matched Categories

1. • Arrive
   • Communicate
   • Limit
   • Motion
   • Push
   • Succeed
   • Transfer

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1. hit (verb)

   colloquial, informal

   by the time i hit thirty, i was about three hundred pounds

   Submitted by erhnice on July 29, 2019  

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1. reachverb

   Synonyms:
   extend, stretch, stretch forth, hold forth

2. reachverb

   Synonyms:
   touch, extend to

3. reachverb

   Synonyms:
   strike, hit

4. reachverb

   Synonyms:
   arrive at, come to, get to, got at, make way to

5. reachverb

   Synonyms:
   get, obtain, attain to

6. reachverb

   Synonyms:
   extend, be extended

7. reachnoun

   Synonyms:
   reaching, extension

8. reachnoun

   Synonyms:
   power to reach

9. reachnoun

   Synonyms:
   capacity, capability, grasp

10. reachnoun

    Synonyms:
    extent, extension, stretch, range, compass, distance, space, span, spread

11. reachnoun

    Synonyms:
    [Rare.] stratagem, ruse, fetch

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1. reachverb

   Synonyms:
   attain

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1. List of paraphrases for "reach":

   achieve, scope, attain, achieving, arrive, meet, reached, find, attaining, reaching, radiation, join, get, achievement, accomplish, come, conclude, attainment, attach, obtain, touch, realize

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How to use Reach in a sentence?

1. Robert Holzmann:

   This (review) is something I had hoped the bank should have been doing before making this decision, it may be that 2% (inflation) at the moment is out of reach and 1.5% also signifies stable prices, almost stable prices. So there is no need to ... use all the power you have in order to move up to 2% if the cost is too high.

2. Gary Greenberg:

   The overall market conditions are poor but the government responses are a bit panicked rather than calm and considered, the problem is you need to let the market reach its own level rather than meddle, and they are meddling.

3. Zig Ziglar:

   If you want to reach a goal, you must 'see the reaching' in your own mind before you actually arrive at your goal.

4. Lopez Obrador:

   The main thing is to inform about what we're already doing on the migration issue, and if it's necessary to reinforce these measures without violating human rights, we could be prepared to reach that deal.

5. Le Maire:

   I think we can reach a new deal and a common European position at the OECD, with the European Commission position, (and) the support of the United States, we can get a digital tax proposed at the international level, at the OECD, by the end of 2019.