Synonyms of approaches

approaches 1 of 2

noun

plural of approach

1

as in paths

an established course for traveling from one place to another

will take the standard landing approach from the south

Synonyms & Similar Words

• paths
• routes
• ways
• roads
• avenues
• highways
• passages
• walks
• arteries
• trails
• drives
• roadways
• tracks
• passes
• streets
• lanes
• thoroughfares
• passageways
• boulevards
• routeways
• pike
• byways
• rows
• walkways
• bypasses
• bypaths
• expressways
• freeways
• turnpikes
• channels
• airways
• high roads
• portals
• hatches
• doors
• gates
• laneways
• doorways
• waterways
• gateways
• traces
• watercourses
• cycleways
• bikeways
• gats

2

as in methods

the means or procedure for doing something

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• methods
• strategies
• methodologies
• techniques
• ways
• manners
• recipes
• systems
• tactics
• styles
• forms
• plans
• fashions
• modes
• models
• programs
• tacks
• policies
• steps
• hows
• routes
• schemes
• practices
• processes
• designs
• blueprints
• moves
• shifts
• layouts
• plots
• games
• routines
• intrigues
• game plans
• ground plans
• lines
• modi operandi
• expedients

approaches

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of approach

1

as in comes

to come near or nearer

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• comes
• closes
• nears
• arrives
• closes in
• lands
• draws on
• reaches
• comes up
• attains
• hits
• bellies up
• gains
• turns up
• touches
• nighs
• sneaks up
• waltzes (up)
• shows up
• borders
• makes
• creeps up
• verges
• adjoins

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• retreats
• withdraws
• recedes
• retires
• backs (up or away)
• leaves
• goes
• exits
• departs
• removes
• walks out
• runs away
• pulls out
• takes off
• quits
• shoves (off)
• lights out
• clears out

2

as in enters

to move closer to

approach the bull with caution

Synonyms & Similar Words

• comes
• enters
• nears
• advances
• drops in
• nighs
• pops (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• goes
• withdraws
• leaves
• retreats
• exits
• departs
• recedes (from)

3

as in approximates

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

• approximates
• measures up (to)
• reflects
• compares (with)
• matches
• stacks up (against or with)
• parallels
• mirrors
• amounts (to)
• holds a candle to
• comes (to)
• adds up (to)
• touches (on)
• equals
• duplicates
• borders (on)
• verges (on)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of approaches

Noun

Both approaches can leave parents feeling even more taxed and out of control. — Juli Fraga, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2026

Manouzi sees her Dearborn clients as especially entrepreneurial, with a willingness to test new, innovative approaches that might boost sales, or, for a restaurant business, bring diners into a space. — Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Korean officials have tried a variety of national- and local-level approaches to reverse falling birth rates. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026

Complementary approaches include everything from dietary supplements and botanical drugs, to mindfulness practices like Thai Chi, and physical approaches like massage therapy. — Cara Kelly, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026

Advocates and lawmakers fought over two approaches on the issue of regulating data centers’ energy use. — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

On some streets in Albuquerque, New Mexico and Portland, Oregon, traffic signals default to red until a vehicle approaches. — Jeff McMurray, Christian Science Monitor, 29 Aug. 2026

The community space could host nutrition and cooking workshops, emphasizing culturally relevant approaches and FAM coupled with dietitian support, which have proven especially effective. — Marian Flaxman, New York Daily News, 23 Aug. 2026

These approaches can be expensive and difficult to deploy over large areas. — Nolan Roth, Scientific American, 23 Aug. 2026

Verb

This question can reveal how a provider approaches expectations. — Scott Keever, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

In the data, as the universe approaches 2 billion to 3 billion years of age, the little red dots seem to vanish — preliminary evidence that little red dots, as black hole stars, might really be a puberty-like phase for many supermassive black holes. — Quanta Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026

Of course, a coma is not the only feature that forms as a comet approaches the sun. — Rahul Rao, Space.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Whether that’s the pursuit of new forms of connection, experimenting with unfamiliar design frameworks such as a new menswear silhouette, or excavating references from the past, the brand approaches each collection with a spirit of inquiry. — Michael Anthony Hall, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

But one afternoon, at the Reina Sofía Museum, a man approaches her. — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026

As November approaches, a liberal alternative to AIPAC in pro-Israel advocacy is ratcheting up its efforts to counter that influence. — Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2026

Vocalization increases, with more bulls sounding off as the rut approaches; the peak is generally considered to be the last two weeks of September. — Jim Zumbo, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026

Cosmetic chemist Lindi Grace approaches formulas from both ends, having spent more than 7 years developing products and taking existing ones apart through reverse engineering. — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026