Synonyms of approach

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noun

1

as in route

an established course for traveling from one place to another

will take the standard landing approach from the south

Synonyms & Similar Words

• route
• path
• way
• road
• avenue
• highway
• passage
• walk
• artery
• track
• trail
• street
• bypass
• roadway
• lane
• pass
• drive
• thoroughfare
• passageway
• pike
• boulevard
• walkway
• bypath
• expressway
• freeway
• routeway
• turnpike
• row
• byway
• channel
• high road
• door
• portal
• airway
• gate
• laneway
• doorway
• gateway
• trace
• waterway
• hatch
• cycleway
• watercourse
• bikeway
• gat

2

as in method

the means or procedure for doing something

that's a different approach to knitting, but it seems to work

Synonyms & Similar Words

• method
• strategy
• methodology
• technique
• way
• how
• manner
• system
• tactics
• style
• recipe
• plan
• process
• tack
• fashion
• form
• model
• route
• mode
• program
• design
• scheme
• policy
• blueprint
• practice
• layout
• move
• step
• routine
• shift
• expedient
• game
• game plan
• plot
• ground plan
• modus operandi
• line
• intrigue
• practise

approach

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verb

1

as in to close

to come near or nearer

the parade's approaching! I can hear the band playing!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• close
• come
• come up
• draw on
• belly up
• near
• land
• reach
• close in
• attain
• arrive
• nigh
• turn up
• show up
• touch
• hit
• gain
• sneak up
• border
• make
• creep up
• verge
• waltz (up)
• adjoin

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• retreat
• withdraw
• recede
• retire
• go
• back (up or away)
• remove
• exit
• leave
• run away
• take off
• pull out
• depart
• quit
• walk out
• light out
• shove (off)
• clear out

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• retreat
• withdraw
• recede
• retire
• go
• back (up or away)
• remove
• exit
• leave
• run away
• take off
• pull out
• depart
• quit
• walk out
• light out
• shove (off)
• clear out

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2

as in to come

to move closer to

approach the bull with caution

Synonyms & Similar Words

• come
• enter
• near
• advance
• nigh
• drop in
• pop (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• go
• retreat
• withdraw
• leave
• exit
• recede (from)
• depart

• go
• retreat
• withdraw
• leave
• exit
• recede (from)
• depart

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3

as in to approximate

to come near or nearer to in character or quality

his store-bought dessert doesn't even approach your homemade version of it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• approximate
• reflect
• measure up (to)
• match
• parallel
• mirror
• compare (with)
• stack up (against or with)
• hold a candle to
• duplicate
• add up (to)
• amount (to)
• equal
• touch (on)
• come (to)
• verge (on)
• border (on)