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

This addresses a critical gap in existing federal law, which guarantees only unpaid leave. —Kate Perepezko, The Conversation, 8 May 2026

My practice addresses the preservation and revival of heritage under threat in the Middle East and across the Arab world. —Pablo Larios, Artforum, 7 May 2026

My Second New Deal addresses this head on. —Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026

Additionally, the update addresses structural questions raised after the initial application, including the treatment of shared rail infrastructure. —Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 6 May 2026

Ted Turner addresses guests at the unveiling of his portrait at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery in 2014. —Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 6 May 2026

The documentary also addresses the heartbreak following Potter’s death. —Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026

The Soma addresses this with a remarkably spacious layout that packs in three bedrooms and a large open living area. —Adam Williams may 04, New Atlas, 4 May 2026

Without governance that addresses accountability, transparency, bias, and data privacy, enterprise deployment will stall on its most significant risks. —Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 2 May 2026

Noun

The names of your adult children and their addresses. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026

The data taken in the April 29 incident included personal information of users at affected organizations, including names, email addresses, student ID numbers and messages among Canvas users, the company said. —Jon Haworth, ABC News, 8 May 2026

Data accessed included user names, email addresses, student ID numbers, and messages exchanged on the platform. —Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026

Hackers accessed data including names, email addresses, student ID numbers and messages. —Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 8 May 2026

The new framework addresses that issue by mimicking how the human brain predicts sensory feedback. —Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026

In their separate addresses to families, several Board members acknowledged questions from parents regarding how the school could have reached a financial crisis of this magnitude. —Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026

Here are the addresses provided by Denny’s. —Fielding Buck, Oc Register, 8 May 2026

Police said Friday the suspects are a 63-year-old Fremont man, a 48-year-old man with addresses in both San Leandro and Hayward, and a 31-year-old Mountain View man. —Harry Harris, Mercury News, 1 May 2026