Synonyms of addresses

addresses 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of address

1

as in manages

to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently

the problem will only get worse if you don't address it now

Synonyms & Similar Words

• manages
• handles
• manipulates
• treats
• takes
• negotiates
• plays
• fields
• contends (with)
• maneuvers
• comes to grips with
• grapples (with)
• copes (with)
• swings
• has a grip on
• hacks
• engineers
• pulls
• controls
• regulates
• directs
• carries out
• guides
• steers
• responds (to)
• commands
• gets off
• carries off
• reacts (to)
• finesses
• brings off
• jockeys
• runs
• micromanages

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fumbles
• mishandles
• botches
• bungles
• messes (up)
• goofs (up)
• muffs
• scamps
• louses up
• foozles

2

as in devotes

to occupy (oneself) diligently or with close attention

please address yourself to what I'm saying and not to the television

Synonyms & Similar Words

• devotes
• applies
• gives
• commits
• works
• buckles
• bends
• gets cracking
• gets with it
• concerns
• sets (to)
• spends
• turns one's hand
• readdresses
• gets one's act together
• involves
• reapplies
• engages
• settles (down)
• stresses
• troubles
• knuckles down
• busies
• wears out
• exhausts
• exerts
• taxes
• pitches in
• plunges (in)
• plugs (away)
• hustles
• puts out
• carries on
• pegs (away)
• plows
• strains
• humps
• grinds
• plods

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• plays
• idles
• trifles
• dawdles
• dallies
• putters (around)
• fools around
• fiddles (around)
• messes around
• monkeys (around)
• potters (around)
• dillydallies

3

as in contacts

to transmit information or requests to

you may address the manager about your problems tomorrow

Synonyms & Similar Words

• contacts
• reaches
• informs
• tells
• gets
• communicates (with)
• calls
• gets hold of
• advises
• gets in touch with
• notifies
• touches base (with)
• clues
• instructs
• familiarizes
• enlightens
• gets through (to)
• briefs
• phones
• telephones
• apprises
• acquaints
• fills in
• rings (up)
• buzzes
• keeps up (with)
• wises (up)

addresses

2 of 2

noun

plural of address

1

as in speeches

a usually formal discourse delivered to an audience

George Washington's Farewell Address

a papal address

Synonyms & Similar Words

• speeches
• talks
• lectures
• sermons
• orations
• declamations
• harangues
• perorations
• presentations
• monologues
• tributes
• rants
• eulogies
• keynote addresses
• diatribes
• tirades
• panegyrics
• soliloquies
• salutatories
• homilies
• pitches
• spiels

2

as in behaviors

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

• behaviors
• actions
• demeanors
• attitudes
• manners
• conducts
• looks
• characteristics
• presences
• bearings
• poses
• traits
• deportments
• forms
• gestes
• courtesies
• comportments
• styles
• etiquettes
• postures
• practices
• attributes
• aspects
• affectations
• decorums
• habits
• rules
• proprieties
• airs
• protocols
• amenities
• poises
• modes
• mores
• patterns
• civilities
• customs
• formalities
• carriages
• singularities
• peculiarities
• conventions
• tricks
• habitudes
• fashions
• p's and q's
• miens
• marks
• oddities
• wonts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of addresses

Verb

The state's Clean Slate legislation addresses the criminal records system itself, including procedures for identifying missing dispositions and correcting incomplete criminal history information. — Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

The ordinance only addresses parking lots, and makes no mention of changes to street parking near the beach. — Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026

In a timely interview with Mel as the festival began on Wednesday, Nazzaro talked up The Green Eyes, a pic from Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouilh’s that addresses deportation. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026

San Francisco Giants broadcaster Mike Krukow addresses the crowd during the 2014 World Series Reunion ceremony before the game between the San Francisco Giants and the Detroit Tigers at Oracle Park on August 10, 2024 in San Francisco, California. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

The partnership addresses an infrastructure challenge facing electric aviation. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026

The question is separate from age, draft and international-player eligibility provisions, which the CBA addresses in detail. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Other experts say that unless Japan addresses the structural forces driving the weakness in yen, the intervention's effects are likely to be short-lived. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026

Home or family matters could feel emotionally loaded before anyone addresses the issue. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 2 Aug. 2026

Noun

Technology has significantly evolved since then, with 80% of 911 calls nationwide coming from wireless mobile devices rather than landlines tied to specific addresses. — Sophia Eppley, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026

New Zealanders must now be registered and have their addresses and other details updated in the system 13 days before election day, or they will be turned away from polling places. — ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026

Hospices shared addresses with burrito stands, car repair shops and vacant lots. — Jason Henry, Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026

Giovannoni showed that the free, open-source tool successfully tricked scammers into giving away their own private personal information, such as phone numbers, addresses, and even bank account details. — Kim Key, PC Magazine, 8 Aug. 2026

The administration was scrutinized by homeowners across New York City for the public list that was posted online last month, listing names and addresses of residents across the five boroughs, even if their properties were not subject to the tax. — Katherine Koretski, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

Those envelopes listed two addresses, that of the election office at 850 State Ave. — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2026

As part of its investigation, the Department of Justice subpoenaed pediatric patients’ names, addresses, Social Security numbers and medical histories from dozens of children’s hospitals that provided gender-affirming care. — Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026

However, the addresses were redacted so USA TODAY could not immediately confirm the addresses the records listed. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026