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

Cue forward Josh Windass revealing on camera how James, as one of those who had worn the armband during the season, had approached him about setting up a meeting with just the players present. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Even in the nineteenth century, before the neuronic machinery of the retina was fully understood, biologists approached the eye with wonderment. — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026

Starc and Green helped Australia erase the deficit in the half hour before lunch, with Green looking settled at the crease as the allrounder approached a possible third test century and first on home soil. — ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026

Officials were urging residents to be cautious as the hurricane approached. — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

That is, until one night, he’s approached outside his apartment building by a somewhat affected but seemingly earnest young man who goes by his last name, Meyers (Edmund Donovan). — Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

In response, Smith, 57, approached Rock on the Oscars stage and slapped him across the face. — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026

Hall says that two weeks into filming Breakfast Club, Hughes approached him with a pitch. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2026

Another user said they were approached for a marketing role after tickets were already on sale. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026