Synonyms for approach
əˈproʊtʃ

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1. approach, attack, plan of attack(noun)

   ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation

   "his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons"; "an attack on inflation"; "his plan of attack was misguided"

   Synonyms:
   attempt, flak, onrush, coming, feeler, tone-beginning, approaching, blast, approach shot, onset, glide path, onslaught, glide slope, approach path, advance, attack, overture, access, plan of attack, flack, fire

2. approach, approaching, coming(noun)

   the act of drawing spatially closer to something

   "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"

   Synonyms:
   climax, coming, feeler, approaching, advent, approach shot, glide path, glide slope, approach path, orgasm, sexual climax, advance, attack, overture, access, plan of attack

3. access, approach(noun)

   a way of entering or leaving

   "he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge"

   Synonyms:
   coming, feeler, approaching, approach shot, advance, access code, glide path, glide slope, approach path, accession, entree, attack, overture, access, admission, memory access, plan of attack, admittance

4. approach path, approach, glide path, glide slope(noun)

   the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing

   Synonyms:
   attack, advance, plan of attack, glide path, feeler, coming, access, glide slope, approaching, overture, approach path, approach shot

5. approach, approaching(noun)

   the event of one object coming closer to another

   Synonyms:
   attack, advance, plan of attack, glide path, feeler, coming, access, glide slope, approaching, overture, approach path, approach shot

6. overture, advance, approach, feeler(noun)

   a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others

   "she rejected his advances"

   Synonyms:
   rise, forward motion, cash advance, prelude, feeler, glide path, approaching, barbel, progression, advancement, approach shot, glide slope, coming, preliminary, improvement, approach path, antenna, advance, attack, procession, betterment, overture, access, onward motion, progress, plan of attack

7. approach, approaching, coming(noun)

   the temporal property of becoming nearer in time

   "the approach of winter"

   Synonyms:
   climax, coming, feeler, approaching, advent, approach shot, glide path, glide slope, approach path, orgasm, sexual climax, advance, attack, overture, access, plan of attack

8. approach(noun)

   a close approximation

   "the nearest approach to genius"

   Synonyms:
   attack, advance, plan of attack, glide path, feeler, coming, access, glide slope, approaching, overture, approach path, approach shot

9. approach, approach shot(verb)

   a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green

   "he lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green"

   Synonyms:
   attack, advance, plan of attack, glide path, feeler, coming, access, glide slope, approaching, overture, approach path, approach shot

10. approach, near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near(verb)

    move towards

    "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"

    Synonyms:
    rise, set about, cuddle, climb up, come along, draw close, get along, uprise, border on, progress, come on, go up, advance, surface, lift, snuggle, arise, burn down, come up, burn up, draw near, ascend, go on, climb, get on, move up, nest, shape up, show up, turn up, go about, nuzzle, come near, mount, nestle, come out, near

11. border on, approach(verb)

    come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character

    "This borders on discrimination!"; "His playing approaches that of Horowitz"

    Synonyms:
    border on, come near, go about, set about, draw near, come on, near, go up, draw close

12. set about, go about, approach(verb)

    begin to deal with

    "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project"

    Synonyms:
    attempt, get down, come on, start out, commence, undertake, border on, go up, go about, draw near, come near, get, set about, begin, set out, near, start, draw close

13. approach, come near(verb)

    come near in time

    "Winter is approaching"; "approaching old age"

    Synonyms:
    border on, come near, go about, set about, draw near, come on, near, go up, draw close

14. approach(verb)

    make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion

    "I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters"

    Synonyms:
    border on, come near, go about, set about, draw near, come on, near, go up, draw close

English Synonyms and Antonyms(1.00 / 2 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. approach(v)

   To accost is to speak first, to friend or stranger, generally with a view to opening conversation; greet is not so distinctly limited, since one may return another's greeting; greet and hail may imply but a passing word; greeting may be altogether silent; to hail is to greet in a loud-voiced and commonly hearty and joyous way, as appears in the expression "hail fellow, well met." To salute is to greet with special token of respect, as a soldier his commander. To apostrophize is to solemnly address some person or personified attribute apart from the audience to whom one is speaking; as, a preacher may apostrophize virtue, the saints of old, or even the Deity. To appeal is strictly to call for some form of help or support. Address is slightly more formal than accost or greet, though it may often be interchanged with them. One may address another at considerable length or in writing; he accosts orally and briefly.

   Synonyms:
   address, address, apostrophize, appeal, cost, court, greet, hail, salute, speak to, woo

   Antonyms:
   avoid, cut, elude, ignore, overlook, pass, pass by, shun

   Preposition:
   Address the memorial to the legislature; the president addressed the people in an eloquent speech; he addressed an intruder with indignation.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. approach

   Synonyms:
   access, avenue, entrance, adit, vestibule, arrival, approximation, advent, bearing, admission, appropinquation, admittance, mode, path, way, advance, similarity

   Antonyms:
   exit, egress, debouchure, outlet, departure, recession, distance, diversity, disparity

Editors Contribution(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. make overtures

   Submitted by anonymous on December 26, 2019  

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. approach(v. n.)

   Synonyms:
   approximate, draw near, draw nigh, come near, be at hand

2. approach(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   resemble, come near to, be like

3. approach(n.)

   Synonyms:
   advance, approximation, advent, coming, drawing near

4. approach(n.)

   Synonyms:
   access, admittance, admission

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. List of paraphrases:

   method, approaches, attitude, criterion, strategy, methodology, focus, approche, way, perspective, approaching, 'approche, methods, rapprochement, manner, practice, access, démarche, stance, concept, position, approximation, view, solution, vision, practices, formula, approa-, ways, gait

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How to use approach in a sentence?

1. Steve Jobs:

   This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.

2. Brendan Schulman:

   I am very pleased to see a much more reasonable approach to future regulation than many feared.

3. Stefan Wittmann:

   Cerberus' approach is rude and inappropriate.

4. Dimantha Mathew:

   Still there is a bit of uncertainty in the minds of people, and investors are adopting a wait-and-see approach. We believe confidence will be restored after the budget.

5. Skoda India:

   Multinational companies tend to operate the same way worldwide, we are trying to develop more of a hybrid approach between Asian engineering and European quality.

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