1
as in to handle
to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently
the problem will only get worse if you don't address it now
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in to devote
to occupy (oneself) diligently or with close attention
please address yourself to what I'm saying and not to the television
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
3
as in to contact
to transmit information or requests to
you may address the manager about your problems tomorrow
Synonyms & Similar Words
1
as in speech
a usually formal discourse delivered to an audience
George Washington's Farewell Address a papal address
Synonyms & Similar Words
2
as in behavior
the way or manner in which one conducts oneself
a gentleman with all of poise and social address that one would expect of someone coming from old money
Synonyms & Similar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of address
Callum Sutherland, Time, 22 May 2025
So with that in mind, Stankiewicz stood in front of his team early in his tenure and tried to address the culture issue head on.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
Jonathan Horwitz, Oc Register, 22 May 2025
The county also sent more than 25,000 postcards to eligible addresses.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for address
Verb
Oppenheimer believes that instead of addressing education on the Holocaust, American society instead needs to focus on improving education on wider Jewish, and other religious, studies.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 22 May 2025
So with that in mind, Stankiewicz stood in front of his team early in his tenure and tried to address the culture issue head on.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
Noun
Swank follows another Hollywood star, comedian Bill Hader, who delivered the 2024 commencement address.
—Jonathan Horwitz, Oc Register, 22 May 2025
The county also sent more than 25,000 postcards to eligible addresses.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for address
Recent Examples of Synonyms for address
Verb
-
And then obviously handling the real creatures was fun.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
18 May 2025
-
Multiple dialogue options suggest multiple ways to handle story scenarios.—
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
18 May 2025
Verb
-
Islam recommends devoting no more than 5% of your portfolio to thematic ETFs, for example.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
23 May 2025
-
Regardless of high prices, Bulgari’s Creative Director Lucia Silvestri has devoted herself to making the pieces more wearable, articulated, and comfortable on the body.—
Daisy Shaw-Ellis,
Vogue,
20 May 2025
Verb
-
Newsweek contacted the Orleans Parish Sheriff's office via email on Sunday outside of usual working hours.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 May 2025
-
Masterson contacted Hussman, who hired him to work in Little Rock as an investigative reporter for all of the WEHCO newspapers, which included the Arkansas Democrat as well as those in Texarkana, Camden, Hot Springs, El Dorado and Magnolia.—
Bill Bowden,
Arkansas Online,
18 May 2025
Noun
-
After a speech by chief executive officer Jean-Christophe Babin, guests took their seats at the dinner tables, set with Caltagirone ceramics, neo-antique statues and rich compositions of local fruit to emphasize the colorful boldness of the Polychroma high jewelry collection.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
20 May 2025
-
The show tells the story of how a lowly Cockney flower girl is accepted as royalty by improving her manner of speech with the help of a speech teacher.—
Jerry Weissman,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
Noun
-
Commissioner Rob Manfred issues his ruling following the completion of the investigation of allegations of improper behavior towards a number of women against former manager and coach Mickey Callaway.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2025
-
The dispute assumed higher stakes after Trump took office, and federal courts across the country started to push back on the new Administration’s behavior.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
25 May 2025
Verb
-
Russell tried to console Elissa and somehow managed to keep himself composed, holding up both of them through the disappointment.—
Kristen Jordan Shamus,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
-
In 1914, thieves managed to dislodge one of the bronze children and carry it 150 feet before abandoning the 300-pound figure.—
Michael Wells,
Kansas City Star,
18 May 2025
Verb
-
His client in the case, Harry Wiley, a West Virginia coal miner, was diagnosed with an early stage of black lung and applied to NIOSH for a transfer to an environment with less dust exposure but never received a response.—
Taylor Sisk,
CNN Money,
26 May 2025
-
Some eighteen hundred years later, Nietzsche had his migraines treated with leeches applied to his ears.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
Verb
-
Root walked Alex Sanford to lead off the inning and Luke Hill reached on Aloy’s throwing error.—
Matt Jones,
Arkansas Online,
24 May 2025
-
Their landmark case, Loving v. Virginia, reached the U.S. Supreme Court, where their lawyers argued that such bans were rooted in white supremacy and slavery laws.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
23 May 2025
Cite this Entry
“Address.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/address. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share