Synonyms of approached

approached

verb

past tense of approach

1

as in came

to come near or nearer

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• came
• closed
• neared
• came up
• arrived
• drew on
• reached
• closed in
• landed
• attained
• bellied up
• hit
• nighed
• gained
• turned up
• made
• touched
• showed up
• bordered
• verged
• adjoined
• crept up
• waltzed (up)
• sneaked up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• withdrew
• retreated
• retired
• receded
• backed (up or away)
• left
• went
• removed
• departed
• exited
• lit
• quit
• walked out
• pulled out
• ran away
• took off
• shoved (off)
• cleared out

2

as in entered

to move closer to

approach the bull with caution

Synonyms & Similar Words

• came
• entered
• neared
• advanced
• nighed
• dropped in
• popped (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• went
• withdrew
• retreated
• left
• departed
• receded (from)
• exited

3

as in approximated

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

• approximated
• reflected
• compared (with)
• matched
• measured up (to)
• stacked up (against or with)
• mirrored
• paralleled
• came (to)
• held a candle to
• amounted (to)
• added up (to)
• touched (on)
• equaled
• duplicated
• bordered (on)
• verged (on)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of approached

The golden doodles would always bark when someone approached the house, said Ashley’s father, Todd Smith. — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

Kaepernick said that amid his collusion grievance, the NFL approached him and teammate Eric Reid, who knelt with him, about becoming faces of a new social justice campaign. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2026

Caesar described Lutetia as a fortified town on an island in the Seine, and wrote that its inhabitants burned the settlement and destroyed its bridges as Roman troops approached. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Hurricanes Polo and Odalys gathered off the coast of Mexico at the same time that bimonthly astronomical high tides approached. — Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

So you’re approached by Esquire with the idea for a longform story on To Catch a Predator, coming off of the tragedy in Texas. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026

Powerful Hurricane Polo sent bands of heavy rain across Mexico’s Pacific coast Thursday as a growing Tropical Storm Nolo approached Hawaii with the potential for catastrophic flooding. — Megan Janetsky, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026

As the Houthis approached the Red Sea, the area was defended by several armed formations that were nominally controlled by the Saudis. — Kareem Fahim, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026

Widow’s Bay may have horror, comedy and plenty of chaos, but Root said the cast approached it all with the same goal. — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026